Historic Walking Tours of Narragansett Pier
Cottages Central Street HD Map
Left: Narragansett Pier, R.I., Illustrated, 1891 (SCM)
Right: SCM photo-jrt 2010
Idlewild
40 Central Street
Architectural Description
11/2-story, mansard-roofed dwelling with a Tuscan-columned veranda, a later addition, replacing the original veranda
with jigsaw ornament and round-head dormer windows.
Original Owner/Resident
Charles F. Boon of Providence
Year Built
1869
Comments
The first summer "villa" erected at the Pier by a summer guest for his own residence. Boon was a partner in the firm of C.E.
Boon & Company, dealers in drugs, dyestuffs, chemicals, and paints. He later sold his interest in this business and became
involved in real estate in Providence and subsequently, in Narragansett.