Salve Regina University

Although Salve Regina College had received a charter from the State of Rhode Island in 1934, the school had no facility in which to operate until 1947. In that year, Robert Goelet donated the family’s summer home, Ochre Court, to the Sisters of Mercy, and the college opened its doors to welcome the first group of students.

Located next to the Cliff Walk on Ochre Point, Salve Regina’s campus has grown to encompass several historic estates and commands a desirable position in Newport. The campus spans 75 acres and more than two dozen structures, including many architecturally significant buildings from the 19th and early 20th centuries that have been sensitively adapted to meet the university’s needs. Several other facilities were constructed to serve the needs of a modern university while blending with the architectural environment. The grounds are also significant, featuring rare imported trees and designs by some of the country’s foremost landscape architects.

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