Norton House (Swansea, Massachusetts)

{{short description|Historic house in Massachusetts, United States}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Norton House

| nrhp_type =

| image = Norton House.jpg

| caption =

| location = 61 Old Providence Rd.,
Swansea, Massachusetts

| coordinates = {{coord|41|46|21|N|71|16|27|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Massachusetts#USA

| area =

| built = c. 1779

| architect =

| architecture = Georgian

| added = February 16, 1990

| refnum = 90000078{{NRISref|2008a}}

| mpsub = Swansea MRA

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The Norton House is a historic house located in northern Swansea, Massachusetts.

Description and history

It is a {{frac|2|1|2}}-story, wood-framed house, with a typical Georgian five-bay wide front facade and a large central chimney. Its main entrance, centered on the front facade, has sidelight windows and is topped by a Federal period elliptical fan. Built in about 1779, it is one of the older well-preserved houses in northern Swansea. In the early 20th century, it was owned by Benjamin Norton, part owner of a jewelry manufacturing business in nearby Barneyville.{{cite web|url=https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=swn.6|title=NRHP nomination for Norton House|publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts|access-date=2014-06-27}}

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

References

Category:Houses in Swansea, Massachusetts

Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Bristol County, Massachusetts

Category:Houses completed in 1779

Category:1779 establishments in the Province of Massachusetts Bay

Norton House (Swansea, Massachusetts)

Description and history

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