Swansea Historical Society
Lost Homes of Swansea
Our Topic of the Month will feature homes in Swansea that have been "lost." Some have been completely demolished and others have been altered from their original footprint. As a result, these homes have been or will be removed from any National Historic Registry designation list, if they were on the list to begin with.
Historical districts have been dissolved if the district no longer meets the criteria set by the National Registry. There may have been wrong information on the original application or new information has been found. If there are seven or more homes and/or historical buildings in an historical district that no longer meet criteria, meaning they have been demolished or extremely altered, then the historical district can be dissolved.
In order for a building on the National Registry to remain on the National Registry, 50% of the original structure needs to be intact when you are dealing with the stripping down of the building. If you are just dealing with the exterior of the building and the exterior is altered in such a way where it doesn't resemble the original building, regardless of the structure that remains, it is no longer considered historic.
Our next set of houses are from the Swansea Village Historical District
Original photos are used, when available. If no original photo can be found, a snapshot from Google Street View is used. (Copyright note for all Google Images: "Image capture: Jul 2021 © Google")
90 Elm Street was constructed in 1915. Town Records show that this home has a build date of 1940. That was the date when permits were pulled. An extensive renovations was done which changed the historical facade of the house and extended the second floor. The front porch was also changed.
Additional information on the house can be found here.
123 Elm Street was built in 1895 but the house has had extensive work done. It appears that not much of the original structure remains.
No additional information on the original house can be found.
21 and 27 Main Street were brought down to the foundations and then rebuilt to look exactly like before on the outside but they are totally different on the inside. The original historic homes no longer exist.
Additional information on 21 Main Street can be found here.
Additional information on 27 Main Street can be found here.
72 Main Street was brought down to the studs less with than 50% of the main structure being saved. The house was rebuilt to look exactly like the original but because less than 50% of the original structure remains. The house is no longer considered historic.
Additional information on the house can be found here.
102 Main Street was built in 1840. Town Records show that this home has a build date of 1910. That was the date when permits were pulled.
No additional information on the original house can be found.
137 Main Street was originally a house that was built in 1895 and demolished in 1960 to be replaced by a Swansea Fire Station #1.
No additional information on the original house can be found.
222 Main Street was demolished.
Additional information on the house can be found here.