LOCATION FILE
Sprague Mansion
FOLLOWCranston, RI
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A mansion built in 1790 by textile pioneer William Sprague and later home to a powerful Rhode Island industrial and political family. In 1843 Amasa Sprague was found beaten to death near the estate; John Gordon was hanged for the crime and later widely believed innocent, becoming the last person executed by the state. The house is now home to the Cranston Historical Society.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
Reports since the early 1900s describe an apparition on the staircase and in the wine cellar, bedding pulled from beds, and activity in the "Doll Room."
VISITING
Open for tours arranged through the Cranston Historical Society.
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