Historic Walking Tours of Narragansett Pier
Left: From Narragansett By-the-Sea, by Sallie W. Latimer. Reprinted with permission from the publisher, on line at
www.arcadiapublishing.com or by calling 888-313-2665. Right: SCM photo-jrt 2011
Sunnymead
106 Central Street
Architectural Description
21/2-story, hip-roofed, Shingle Style dwelling with a veranda, a gabled pavilion at the east end of
the main facade, and a three-story polygonal central bay with a conical cap.
Original Owner/Resident
Built for the sisters of Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt, wive of Cornelius Vanderbilt II, builder of the
Breakers on Newport.
Year Built
1887