Historic Walking Tours of Narragansett Pier
Left; Souvenirs of Narragansett Pier, 1884 to 1922 Right: SCM photo-jrt 2010
Seacroft
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 as a rental property by Nancy K. Bishop of Providence.
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.