The house is one of the earliest American Stick -- style buildings and one of Hunt 's first works in Newport .
The home was built in 1864 by Richard Morris Hunt for John Griswold , an Old China Trade merchant and member of the Griswold Family .
The house is one of the earliest American Stick -- style buildings and one of Richard Morris Hunt 's first works in Newport .
The home was built in 1864 by Richard Morris Hunt for John Griswold , an Old China Trade merchant and member of the Griswold Family .