Is Governor William Sprague Mansion really haunted?

Visitors rate Governor William Sprague Mansion at 81.8 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale.

Where is Governor William Sprague Mansion located?

The address is 1353 Cranston St, Cranston, RI. GPS coordinates: 41.790732, -71.456373.

What kind of haunted place is Governor William Sprague Mansion?

Governor William Sprague Mansion is listed under Historical Buildings in our Rhode Island section.

What is the nearest town to Governor William Sprague Mansion?

Cranston, RI is the closest town, about 1.2 miles away, with Providence (3.2 mi.) and North Providence (4.1 mi.) also nearby.

Governor William Sprague Mansion - Cranston, RI

Sprague Mansion, built by mill magnate William Sprague in 1790, died during surgery after he accidentally swallowed a fish bone. His son William became a senator, and his other son Amasa ran the family business until 1843, when Amasa was found beaten and shot to death--a casualty of a feud with the Gordon family over a pub the Gordons wanted to build next to a Sprague mill. According to reports, it was 1925 when an apparition began to appear on the staircase. Others have been seen in the house as well, thought to be family members Lucy Chase Sprague, William Sprague Sr., and a son of Civil War Governor William Sprague IV, who in 1890 committed suicide in the mansion.

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Geographic Information

Address

1353 Cranston St
Cranston, RI
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GPS

41.790732, -71.456373

County

Providence County County, Rhode Island

Nearest Towns

Cranston, RI (1.2 mi.)
Providence, RI (3.2 mi.)
North Providence, RI (4.1 mi.)
East Providence, RI (4.7 mi.)
Seekonk, MA (6.3 mi.)
Warwick, RI (6.6 mi.)
Pawtucket, RI (7.2 mi.)
West Warwick, RI (7.3 mi.)
North Scituate, RI (7.3 mi.)
Greenville, RI (7.4 mi.)

Contact Information

Website: http://cranstonhistoricalsociety.org/

Quick Answers

Is Governor William Sprague Mansion really haunted?: Visitors rate Governor William Sprague Mansion at 81.8 out of 100 on our EHP (Estimated Haunted Probability) scale.
Where is Governor William Sprague Mansion located?: The address is 1353 Cranston St, Cranston, RI. GPS coordinates: 41.790732, -71.456373.
What kind of haunted place is Governor William Sprague Mansion?: Governor William Sprague Mansion is listed under Historical Buildings in our Rhode Island section.
What is the nearest town to Governor William Sprague Mansion?: Cranston, RI is the closest town, about 1.2 miles away, with Providence (3.2 mi.) and North Providence (4.1 mi.) also nearby.

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