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Fred Albert Newport Home magazine A few years ago, Jill and Barry Martin went shopping for a house in Newport so they could indulge Barry’s passion for sailing. Although the couple loved old houses, they weren’t looking to tackle a makeover so much as a makeunder — Jill’s term for a light, cosmetic touch-up where you slap on a new coat of paint and call it a day.   The house they ended up buying was not one of those.   The Queen Anne–style residence in Newport’s Kay-Catherine neig...