William Gilbane

Historical marker location:

58 Crawford St, Providence, Rhode Island

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Dyer Street and Friendship Street, on the left when traveling south.)

The historic Newport Mansions, such as The Breakers and Marble House, were built in the late 1800s and early 1900s by wealthy families like the Vanderbilts and Astors as summer homes.