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The John Brown IV House is a historic colonial house in Swansea, Massachusetts. It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, clapboard siding, and a gambrel roof pierced by two gabled dormers. An enclosed entrance portico projects at the center of the main facade, and ells extend the house to the rear.
Swansea is a town in Bristol County in southeastern Massachusetts, United States. It is located at the mouth of the Taunton River , just west of Fall River , 47 miles (76 km) south of Boston , and 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Providence , Rhode Island .
The Colony Historic District is a historic district at Gardner's Neck and Mattapoisett Roads at Mt. Hope Bay in Swansea, Massachusetts.It includes seven summer cottages, most of which line Mattapoisett Road, which were built mainly between 1896 and 1930.
The area that became Swansea Village was owned until about 1720 by members of the Eddy family, whose family graveyard lies in the district. By the early 19th century the junction of Main, Elm, and Stephens began to take shape as the nucleus of the village, and a meeting house, library, and eventually town hall followed.
Luther's Corner is a historic district encompassing the original economic center of Swansea, Massachusetts.The district is centered on the junction of Old Warren and Pearse Roads, the former being a major stage route between Fall River and Providence, Rhode Island, and was for many years associated with the locally prominent Luther Family.
Houses in Swansea, Massachusetts (20 P) Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Swansea, Massachusetts" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Preserved Gardner House, 2018. This 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, wood-framed house was built in about 1820, and is a good local example of a Federal style farmhouse. Its porches were added in the late 19th century, when the house was converted to a summer residence when Swansea became a fashionable summer resort area. [2]
The Harold H. Anthony House is a historic house located on Gardner's Neck in Swansea, Massachusetts. Built in 1922 to a design by R. Clipston Sturgis, it is a high quality local example of Georgian Revival architecture, unusual in the town for its use of brick. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 12, 1990. [1]