The photographs, memorabilia, and multimedia exhibits at the Hall of Fame chronicle the entire history of the game dating back to the 12th century and portray the sport's greatest champions and most memorable moments. The magnificent, shingle-style Newport Casino housing the collection was designed by Stanford White and built in 1880. Now a National Historic Landmark, it was commissioned by publisher James Gordon Bennett Jr., who had quit the nearby club, the Newport Reading Room, after a polo player—at Bennett's behest—rode a horse into the building and was subsequently banned. Built in retaliation, Bennett's casino quickly became the social and recreational hot spot of the gilded age. Today, the six-acre venue has thirteen grass courts, one clay court, a court-tennis facility, and three indoor courts—all available for public play. In mid-July, the facility hosts the prestigious Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, the only men's professional tournament in the nation held on grass courts.
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