Historic Walking Tours of Narragansett Pier
Cottages Central Street HD Map
Left; Souvenirs of Narragansett Pier, 1884 to 1922
Right: SCM photo-jrt 2010
Seacroft/Rosalind
55 Central Street
Architectural Description
21/2-story Shingle Style dwelling with "Colonial" detailing. It has a gable-roofed front pavilion, with a Palladian window,
and a porte-cochere on the west side.
Original Owner
Built by Nancy K. Bishop of Providence built it as a rental property.
Year Built
1885
Comments
Bishop sold the house to George H. Coursen of Baltimore, who in turn sold it to Mr. and Mrs. I. R. Grossman of Boston,
son-in-law and daughter of famed actor Edwin Booth. Booth visited his daughter here several times in the late 1880s and
early 1890s.