David M. Anthony House (Swansea, Massachusetts)

David M. Anthony House
Location 98 Bay Point Road, Swansea, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°42′37″N 71°12′37″W / 41.71028°N 71.21028°W / 41.71028; -71.21028Coordinates: 41°42′37″N 71°12′37″W / 41.71028°N 71.21028°W / 41.71028; -71.21028
Area 8.57 acres (3.47 ha)
Built 1895 (1895)
Architect Beattie, William
Architectural style Queen Anne
MPS Swansea MRA
NRHP reference # 90000059[1]
Added to NRHP February 16, 1990

The David M. Anthony House is a historic house at 98 Bay Point Avenue on Gardner's Neck in Swansea, Massachusetts. Built in 1895 for a prominent Fall River businessman, it was one of the first summer houses in the area, and is a high quality example of Queen Anne Victorian architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

Description and history

Gardner's Neck is a peninsula projecting southward into Mount Hope Bay between the Cole and Lee Rivers on Swansea's south coast. The David M. Anthony House is located on a large parcel at the center of the peninsula's southern shore, which includes its very southernmost tip. The house is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, with asymmetrical massing typical of the Queen Anne period. It has a hip roof with cross gables, and porch that wraps around the waterfront side to the east. The exterior is finished in a combination of wooden shingles and clapboards.[2]

The house was built in 1895, and was one of the first summer houses built on Gardner's Neck. It was built as the summer estate of David M. Anthony, a Fall River businessman who founded the Swift River Meat Packing Company. He and other Fall River businessmen were responsible for the transition of Gardner's Neck from a mainly agricultural area to a summer resort area. This house remained in the Anthony family until 1942.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for David M. Anthony House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-25.
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