Historic Walking Tours of Narragansett Pier
Left: Narragansett Pier, R.I., Illustrated, 1891 Right: SCM photo jrt-2011
Linger Long
93 Central Street
Architectural Description
A slightly off-center cross-gable roof covers this 21/2-story building, constructed in 1880. Scalloped
shingles fill in all gables. The roof of a one-story veranda on the front a later addition, later partially
enclosed, is supported by fluted Tuscan columns and extends beyond the house to form a porte-
cochere. A second-story overhang on the east side is braced by two consoles.
Builder
Walter A. Nye
Year Built
1880
Comment
Nye owned the Columbus and Imperial Hotels and operated the Gladstone Hotel.