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Preserved Gardner House

Coordinates: 41°45′3″N 71°11′58″W / 41.75083°N 71.19944°W / 41.75083; -71.19944
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Preserved Gardner House
Preserved Gardner House
Preserved Gardner House is located in Massachusetts
Preserved Gardner House
Preserved Gardner House is located in the United States
Preserved Gardner House
Location90 Milford Rd.,
Swansea, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°45′3″N 71°11′58″W / 41.75083°N 71.19944°W / 41.75083; -71.19944
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Builtc. 1820
Architectural styleFederal
MPSSwansea MRA
NRHP reference No.90000061[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1990

The Preserved Gardner House is a historic house located in Swansea, Massachusetts.

Description and history

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Preserved Gardner House, 2018

This 2+12-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 house and surrounding land were gifted to the town, which has developed much of the property as athletic fields. The house itself was reported in 2014 to be in deteriorating condition.[3]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 1990.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Preserved Gardner House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  3. ^ "Gardner House's fate is up to voters". Swansea WickedLocal. 2014-06-09. Retrieved 2015-08-25.