Evidence suggests that Newport, a popular summer tourism destination, was also a summer destination for the native people who lived on the island before settlers arrived.

Newport’s mansions are more than relics of opulence—they are living chronicles of ambition, technological innovation, and changing social tides in Gilded Age America. Each estate bears the hallmark of ...

You can bring modern technologies into old buildings and do it seamlessly,” said Mike Taber, director of properties.