B & M Catering at Kinney Bungalow
- B&M Team
- Oct 14, 2024
- 3 min read
If you are looking for a great spot to host just about any type of event, Kinney Bungalow might just fit your event needs.
A seasonal venue, the Bungalow is available from late April through early November. Located in Narragansett RI, and very reasonably priced, it is perfect for weddings, rehearsals, anniversaries, corporate and fundraising events.
The Bungalow is nestled on Sunset Farm, a 140-acre working farm!
Now managed by the Narragansett Land Conservancy Trust, Kinney Bungalow was built in 1899 to host parties after polo matches. Its spacious lawns and elegant interior provide many options for fun and unique events.
Your wedding will be a lifelong memory, so it deserves the perfect location. Historic Kinney Bungalow at Sunset Farm sets a new standard for simple elegance.
This unique setting boasts an eighteenth-century East Indian-designed bungalow, with wow-worthy 20-foot-high ceilings.
Original cypress wood panel walls fill the elegant interior space, along with eight-foot by seven-foot windows that wrap completely around the second-floor grand hall, providing sweeping views across the farm and beautiful sunsets.
Wedding couples are particularly fond of the grand staircase that offers a memorable entrance.
Some History
The Kinney Bungalow was built 1899 by Francis S. Kinney, a tobacco and real estate millionaire. In order to host parties, especially following polo matches. The hall design is strongly influenced by East Indian style, perhaps a taste he acquired from his younger years as a sailor. He and Abbot Kinney, his younger brother, had founded Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company, one of the leading cigarette manufacturers in the late nineteenth century.
Eventually, they merged theircompany with others into the “tobacco trust” organized by James Buchanan Duke (father of the lateNewport heiress and socialite, Doris Duke). Before it was broken up by government anti-trust laws,the American Tobacco Company had more than ninety percent of the U.S. market. Abbot Kinneyhad fallen in love with Venice, Italy in his youth, so he went on to found Venice, California as a resortand amusement center. Francis Kinney invested in real estate and also got involved in polo matches inNarragansett.
Following Kinney’s death, the Kinney Bungalow was purchased by the Chase/Ewing family. It was the site of numerous dances, parties, and celebrations. Lucia Chase Ewing, co-founder of the AmericanBallet Theater, brought the troupe to Narragansett where the Bungalow served as their summer rehearsal site.
Recent Renovations
In 1991 the Bungalow, along with the historic Sunset Farm, was acquired by the Town of Narragansett.The property (Kinney Bungalow and Sunset Farm) is managed by the Narragansett Land ConservancyTrust. Following major restoration work, Kinney Bungalow was opened to the public in 2002.
The major purchase of Sunset Farm and Kinney Bungalow added not just 114 acres of land; it also added historic preservation to the mission. The farm property has now grown to approximately 200 acres with the addition of land donations by adjoining property owners.
Once again Kinney Bungalow is a favorite site for weddings, birthday and anniversary parties, lawn parties, dances, concerts, ice cream socials, ballet classes, public lectures, and happy gatherings for many occasions.
Please feel free to create your own menu from our wide selection of Full Service Catering menus.
Don’t see what you have in mind? Just ask and if we can accommodate, we will be happy to.
If you care to talk in person or to taste our cooking, our commissary is located in Pawtucket, RI, and we would love to have you drop by.
We are excited to help you create the wedding of your dreams at Kinney Bungalow