Photos: Stylish Protest Saturday To 'Save The Breakers'

NEWPORT, RI — Ron Fleming, a former trustee of the Preservation Society of Newport County, and some visitors organized a stylish protest Saturday outside The Breakers. Fleming and the others are unhappy about a construction project underway to build a Welcome Center on the property's grounds. They're not against a Welcome Center, they say. They just think it should be built across the street on property that's not a National Historic Landmark. Fleming's side may have lost the court battle, but they won the fashion war Saturday. (He was dressed in tails after attending a funeral earlier at Salve.) Most of the protestors said they were from New York.

Protestor from New York City stands outside The Breakers

Ron Fleming, former trustee

Michael Henry Adams, of New York City, came to protest. He studied historic preservation at Columbia University.

During the protest John Rodman, the director of museum experience, and other staff members went out and observed the protestors. Several Preservation Society employees and others took photographs. Rodman also took some pictures for tourists who asked him to oblige.

John Rodman, director of museum experience, waves to the Patch.

Taking attendance at Saturday's protest against the Welcome Center?

Preservation Society employees keeping an eye on the protest.