David M. Anthony House (Swansea, Massachusetts)

For other NRHP-listed house of this name, see David M. Anthony House (Fall River, Massachusetts).
David M. Anthony House
Location 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
Built 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. The 2-1/2 story wood frame house was built in 1895, and was one of the first summer houses built on Gardner's Neck. It is a Queen Anne Victorian, with complex massing featuring a turret with a steep conical roof, and a wraparaound porch facing the water. The house was built as the summer estate of David M. Anthony, a Fall River businessman who founded the Swift River Meat Packing Company.[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 David M. Anthony House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-25.


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