Historic Walking Tours of Narragansett Pier
Left: Narragansett Pier, R.I., Illustrated, 1891 (SCM) Right: SCM photo-jrt 2010
Druidsdream
144 Gibson Avenue
Architectural Description
21/2-story, random-coursed granite with a gable roof, and a gabled ell on the north side, and a
shallow gabled pavilion on the south, all creating a cruciform plan. The house is simply detailed; its
form suggests Gothic Revival stylistic influence.
Architect/builder
Alonso Congdon and Henry Peace Champlin. The masonry work was executed by Champion
Brothers of Westerly and the joinery by Alfonso Congdon of Narragansett.
Original Owner/Resident
Built for Joseph Peace Hazard
Year Built
1884
Comments
Druidsdream was built on what was part of Hazard's Seaside Farm. In his diary, Hazard wrote that
he had a dream in which a Druid appeared to him and told him to build a stone house on this site,
which accounts for the building’s name and construction. Though it was built for him, Hazard
never actually lived there, since he already was living at Hazard's Castle. Added to National
Register of Historic Places in 1989.