William Watts Sherman House

William Watts Sherman House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Historic Landmark District Contributing Property
William Watts Sherman House, west facade
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Location	Newport, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°28′12″N 71°18′18″W / 41.47000°N 71.30500°W / 41.47000; -71.30500
Built	1875
Architect	Henry Hobson Richardson
Architectural style	Queen Anne
Part of	Bellevue Avenue Historic District (ID72000023)
NRHP reference No.	70000015
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 30, 1970[1]
Designated NHL	December 30, 1970[2]
Designated NHLDCP	December 8, 1972

The William Watts Sherman House is a notable house designed by American architect H. H. Richardson, with later interiors by Stanford White. It is a National Historic Landmark, generally acknowledged as one of Richardson's masterpieces and the prototype for what became known as the Shingle Style in American architecture. It is located at 2 Shepard Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island and is now owned by Salve Regina University. It is a contributing property to the Bellevue Avenue Historic District.