The Newport Collection (PSNCA.H.020)

Biographical note

Thomas Brayton Marvell was The Preservation Society of Newport County’s (The Society’s) restoration architect from 1940s until his death in 1983. Photographs in the collection range from 1950 to 1970. Marvell was a renowned architect throughout the state of Rhode Island during his career, based in Fall River, MA, Little Compton and Tiverton, RI. As the Society’s restoration architect, Marvell’s images are directly related to projects undertaken by the Preservation Society. He was a graduate of Harvard University and used his extensive knowledge as a preservation architect throughout his impressive career.