Governor William Sprague Mansion

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.

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Type: Museum
Description: building in Rhode Island, United States
Also known as: “Governor Sprague Mansion Museum”
Address: 1351 Cranston Street, Cranston, RI 02920

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Knightsville Branch and Mashapaug Pond.

Knightsville Branch

Library

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Knightsville Branch is a library, which is situated 1 mile southwest of Governor William Sprague Mansion.

Mashapaug Pond

Pond

Mashapaug Pond is the largest freshwater pond in the city of Providence, Rhode Island. Over the past four hundred years, Mashapaug Pond has been a site of indigenous settlement and displacement, deforestation and agriculture, urban and industrial development, remediation and activism.

Knight Memorial Library

Library

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Knight Memorial Library is situated 2 miles northeast of Governor William Sprague Mansion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Knightsville and Thornton.

Knightsville

Neighborhood

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Knightsville is an urban neighborhood in the city of Cranston, Rhode Island.

Thornton

Neighborhood

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Thornton is a neighborhood located in the north-west part of Cranston, Rhode Island on the Johnston line and extends into the Johnston side. Many of the residents of this Thornton are Italian-American, and the Feast of Saint Rocco, a Christian saint, is held every August on the grounds of St.