Location Swansea, Massachusetts MPS Swansea MRA Opened 1779 Added to NRHP 16 February 1990 | Built 1779 NRHP Reference # 90000078 Architectural style Georgian architecture | |
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The Norton House is a historic house at 61 Old Providence Road in northern Swansea, Massachusetts. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame house, with a typical Georgian five-bay 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 c. 1779, 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.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
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