President's House (Naval War College)

The President's House (also known as Quarters AA) is the home of the President of the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. The house is a wooden, three-story building in Colonial Revival style located on a hill on Coaster's Harbor Island, overlooking Coaster's Harbor, Dewey Field, and Narragansett Bay. The house was built in 1896 by local Newport, Rhode Island, architect and builder Creighton Withers at the cost of $16,226. Built originally as "Quarters B" for the commandant of the Naval Training Station, Newport, the first president of the Naval War College to occupy it was Rear Admiral French Ensor Chadwick, in June 1903. Every Naval War College president except for Charles Stillman Sperry (1903–1906) and William Ledyard Rodgers (1911–1913) has lived in the house since that time. Among the most famous residents of the house have been Admirals William Sims, Raymond A. Spruance, Stansfield Turner, and James Stockdale. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Rear Adm. French Ensor Chadwick June 1903 - Nov 16, 1903 Rear Adm. John Porter Merrell May 24, 1906 - Oct 06, 1909 Rear Adm. Raymond Perry Rodgers Oct 6, 1909 - Nov 20, 1911 Rear Adm. Austin Melvin Knight Dec 15, 1913 - Feb 16, 1917 Captain William S. Sims Feb 16, 1917 - Apr 28, 1917 From April 28, 1917, to April 11, 1919, the academic activities of the Naval War College were discontinued due to United States participation in World War I. During this period, the reserve force of the Second Naval District used the college buildings and a series of three acting presidents maintained the administrative side of the college. Rear Adm. William S. Sims Apr 11, 1919 - Oct 14, 1922 Rear Adm. Clarence Stewart Williams Nov 3, 1922 - Sept 5, 1925 Rear Adm. William Veazie Pratt Sept 5, 1925 - Sept 17, 1927 Rear Adm. Joel Roberts Poinsett Pringle Sept 19. 1927 - May 30, 1930 Rear Adm. Harris Laning June 16, 1930 - May 13, 1933 Rear Adm. Luke McNamee Jun 3, 1933 - May 29, 1934 Rear Adm. Edward Clifford Kalbfus June 18, 1934 - Dec 15, 1936 Rear Adm.