Newport gets bluestone patios, granite steps, brick and stone walks and restored stone walls, on historic streets and estate grounds. One local crew covers Newport and Aquidneck Island, quoted in writing. Send the address and the project; one local crew sees it, sketches it and puts design, materials and price in writing.
Updated November 11, 2026
Newport has 18th-century homes on the Point and Historic Hill with brick and granite at the sidewalk, Bellevue Avenue and Ocean Drive estates with long drives and stone walls, and waterfront patios exposed to wind and salt.
Newport's historic district rules (ch. 17.80) exempt paving, patios, driveways, fences and walls from certificate-of-appropriateness review, except historic stone walls, which are governed separately. Waterfront work falls under CRMC.
Aquidneck Island and Tiverton: stone walls, estates and salt air. More on Newport County, RI, including every town in it.
Section 17.80.100 exempts paving, patios and driveways, and fences, gates and walls except historic stone walls, from historic review. Source: City of Newport zoning ch. 17.80, Historic district zoning (via Zoneomics)
Construction within 200 feet of a coastal feature or tidal waters generally requires a CRMC permit. Source: RI Coastal Resources Management Council: Applications and forms
Newport protects stone walls built in the 17th to early 20th centuries (ch. 17.74): altering or removing one needs approval from the Historic District Commission inside a district or the Planning Board outside one, and disrepair alone doesn't justify removal. Source: City of Newport zoning ch. 17.74, Historic stone walls (via Zoneomics)
City policies change; confirm with the city before you rely on a deadline.
Nearby: Portsmouth · Middletown · Tiverton
Before you sign anything: Permits: RI and MA · Pavers vs bluestone · Why patios heave.
See the rules on this page for Newport; most patios don't, but waterfront work and taller walls often do.
Often, using reclaimed granite or matching bluestone.
Spring through fall, once frost is out.
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Tell us the address and what you want to build. One local crew based in Bristol sees it, sketches it and puts design and price in writing.
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