What is "kingscote"

Kingscote may refer to:

Kingscote is a Gothic Revival mansion and house museum at Bowery Street and Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island. Designed by Richard Upjohn and built in 1839, Kingscote was one of the first summer "cottages" constructed in Newport, and is now a National Historic Landmark. It was later twice remodeled and extended, by George Champlin Mason and Stanford White. It was owned by the King family from 1863 until 1972, when it was given to the Preservation Society of Newport County.

Kingscote is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Algernon Kingscote (1888–1964), British tennis player
• Arthur Kingscote (1841–1881), cricketer
• Henry Kingscote (cricketer, born 1802) (1802–1882), cricketer
• Henry Kingscote (cricketer, born 1843) (1843–1915), cricketer
• John Kingscote (consecrated 24 October 1462), Bishop of Carlisle
• Robert Kingscote (1830–1908), soldier and politician
• Thomas Kingscote (1845–1935), courtier