Experience
Deep familiarity with Newport, RI, architectural styles, regional weather patterns, and the way coastal humidity affects building materials over time.
About Us · Newport, Rhode Island
Experience You Can Trust. Inspections You Can Rely On.
Helping homeowners and investors make smarter real estate decisions across Rhode Island. From historic colonials to modern builds, we inspect them all.
Our approach
Inspecting The Homes of Two Eras with Same Devotion
Most home inspectors fall into one of two traps: they either treat an 18th-century antique like a brand-new house, or they lack the technical knowledge to evaluate high-efficiency modern building systems. We bridge that gap completely.
Historic & Older Homes (Pre-1970)
- Hand-cut timber framing, post-and-beam construction logic
- Legacy utilities: active knob-and-tube, lead, and vintage plumbing
- Stone foundations, lime mortar masonry, and decades of natural settling
Modern Residential & Commercial
- Complex HVAC zoning, heat pumps, and modern energy envelopes
- Engineered lumber, modern roof trusses, and advanced drainage systems
- Current electrical codes, subpanel distribution, and AFCI/GFCI protection
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Standards That Drive Our Work
When you hire a professional home inspector, you are trusting someone to protect your financial safety. We ground every evaluation in three core principles:
Knowledge
Continuous study of both historical preservation methods and modern building codes, ensuring no structural detail is misunderstood.
Confidence
Delivering clear, straightforward findings, giving you the facts you need to negotiate repairs or price adjustments with complete peace of mind.
Meet the team
The People Behind Every Inspection
Historic Home Inspections is led by Jared, founder and owner, alongside Mark, an experienced home inspector who brings specialized training and thousands of completed evaluations to every project.
Based in Newport, we inspect properties of all ages across Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts, with a shared passion for older and historic architecture. We routinely go beyond standard industry practice to deliver deep expertise in historic construction methods, period building materials, and preservation-focused maintenance recommendations.
Our goal is to deliver thorough, honest property inspections while helping clients protect, understand, and preserve the unique character of their buildings. We do not just inspect structures; we help preserve their history.
Proudly Serving Rhode Island & Massachusetts
As a trusted home inspection company in Newport, RI, our primary service area spans across Rhode Island, including Newport County, Bristol County, Kent County, and Providence County. We also regularly extend our inspection coverage to property owners in nearby Massachusetts communities.
- Newport County, RI
- Bristol County, RI
- Kent County, RI
- Providence County, RI
Let’s Talk About Your Next Property.
Whether you are buying a historic home in Newport, selling a property in Providence, or investing in commercial real estate, get the objective information you need before signing on the dotted line.