Joseph Gardner House

Joseph Gardner House
Joseph Gardner House
Location Swansea, Massachusetts
Coordinates 41°43′7″N 71°12′15″W / 41.71861°N 71.20417°W / 41.71861; -71.20417Coordinates: 41°43′7″N 71°12′15″W / 41.71861°N 71.20417°W / 41.71861; -71.20417
Built 1795
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Federal
MPS Swansea MRA
NRHP reference #

90000076

[1]
Added to NRHP February 16, 1990

The Joseph Gardner House is a historic house at 1205 Gardner's Neck Road in Swansea, Massachusetts. The original five-bay block of this 1-1/2 story Cape style house was built c. 1795; it was expanded and converted for summer use c. 1877 during the rise of Gardner's Neck as a summer resort area. The Joseph Gardner, the builder was the grandson of Samuel Gardner, one of the early owners of the neck after its purchase from Native Americans.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

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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. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Joseph Gardner House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-26.


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