Historic Walking Tours of Narragansett Pier
Cottages Central Street HD Map
Left: Souveniors of Narragansett Pier, 1884 to 1922
Right: SCM photo: jrt-201
Shingle-nook
50 Central Street
Architectural Description
21/2-story, hiproofed, Shingle Style dwelling.
Architect
George A. Freeman Jr.
Original Owner/Resident
Designed for Brander Matthews of New York.
Year Built
c 1887
Comments
Matthews was a translator, playwright, drama critic, and freelance writer. He also was a professor of literature at
Columbia University from 1892 to 1900 and Columbia’s first professor of dramatic literature from 1900 to 1924. He
wrote an article about Narragansett Pier that appeared in Harper's Weekly magazine in 1906.