Governor William Sprague Mansion

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Gov. William Sprague Mansion
File:Governor William Sprague Mansion House at 1351 Cranston Street Cranston, Rhode Island RI USA.jpg
Governor William Sprague Mansion is located in Rhode Island
Governor William Sprague Mansion
Location Cranston, Rhode Island
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Built 1790
Architect Unknown
Architectural style No Style Listed
NRHP Reference # 71000002 [1]
Added to NRHP February 18, 1971

The Governor William Sprague Mansion is an historic mansion and museum at 1351 Cranston Street in Cranston, Rhode Island. The house was the birthplace of Governor William Sprague III and his nephew, Governor William Sprague IV.

The Sprague family

Three generations of the Sprague family lived in the house. The Spragues were founders of the Sprague Print Works in 1808, which later became the Cranston Print Works, which is the only continuously operating textile printing company in America. At the time of the Civil War, the A. & W. Sprague Company was the richest textile company in the United States.[2]

The house

The house was built around 1790. It was expanded significantly in 1864 by Col. Amasa Sprague. He added a wide hall and wide, winding staircase, for the purpose of entertaining his social contacts from financial, political, and social circles.[3]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. Currently the house is owned and operated by The Cranston Historical Society, a private, non-profit educational and historic preservation organization.[3]

See also

References

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