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NEWPORT SHOWHOUSE GUILD ANNOUNCES 2006 DESIGNER SHOWHOUSE
Exclusive Carnegie Abbey Club Site of Two-House Design Extravaganza
The Newport Showhouse Guild, whose mission is "charity by design" and raising funds for Newport County charities benefiting women and children, has announced its 2006 Designer Showhouse, which will be the first in its history to highlight new construction. The exclusive Carnegie Abbey Club in Portsmouth, Rhode Island is the setting, and two distinctive custom-designed homes by builder Mark Horan, of Newport based Horan Building Company, will be decorated by some of the country's leading interior designers. The Showhouse will be held from May 5 to June 4, 2006.
The Carnegie Abbey Club is a private sporting estate that heralds a renaissance of
excellence in sport, culture, art, music, politics, and intellectual life. It comprises an international membership of the highest achievement, and is returning the Edwardian standard of living well to its membership. The Club is bringing a new, sophisticated energy to the historic Newport region. In its multi-million-dollar waterfront residences, two of which will be the Newport Showhouses, the elegant architectural expression of the country's finest architects is creating what is, in essence, a bucolic new version of fabled Bellevue Avenue. In its peerless waterfront setting for yachting and golf, the Club is ushering in a new Gilded Age of glamour, attainment, and prestige.
The Carnegie Abbey Club is home of the World Leadership Guest Series, in which thought and opinion leaders from around the globe will be invited throughout the year to discuss world events with Club members. Last summer's guests were former Presidents George H.W. Bush and William Jefferson Clinton.
Horan Building Company, Inc. specializes in the construction of high-end custom, single-family homes and additions in Southern Rhode Island. The firm comprises a conscientious team of professionals working from the design process to final completion of the project. Their houses at Carnegie Abbey are beautifully sited, with Shingle-style exteriors and gracious designs. The homes at Carnegie Abbey offer an unparalleled lifestyle of understated elegance and comfort, with a yacht club, marina, a Scottish-links-style golf course, equestrian facilities, and breathtaking vistas of Narragansett Bay
Two decorated "Royal Cottages" by O'Neill Properties Group will be open for all visitors to the Newport Designer Showhouses. A gathering of superbly crafted homes surrounding a five-acre pond. in classic New England and low country styles, the Royal Cottages at Carnegie Abbey are spacious, three-bedroom residences, traditional in design and exceptional in detail, finished with limestone, granite, and imported hardwoods. The residences were designed by renowned Charleston architect James Gibson.
The Newport Showhouse Guild has previously produced Designer Showhouses at Swinburne Court, Swanhurst, Mount Hope Farm, Quail Tree Cottage, and Terrazzo Sasso, which were covered by all major national design magazines, cable television, and The New York Times. The Guild has raised over $300,000 for its charities, and is in its 11th year as a charitable entity.
For further information on the Showhouse, go to www.newportshowhouse.org, www.carnegieabbeyclub.com, or www.horanbuilding.com.
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