Historical Districts

Swansea Village Historic District - Information based on the National Archives Catalog

The homes on this list are noted as Local Historic Resources in the Historic and Cultural Resources section of the Master Plan for the Town of Swansea. Where available, links are provided to Swansea Historical Society surveys and/or the National Historic Register site information sheets.

"Swansea Village Historic District is a closely settled cohesive grouping of primarily residential and institutional buildings reflecting the town's development from the late 18th century to ca. 1939. The village displays vernacular and high-style residences in a range of architectural styles, as well as several architect-designed institutional buildings of town-wide significance."

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: "In the decades following the organization of the town of Swansea in 1657, certain prominent families amassed most of the land in what are now the five main villages in the town: the Gardners in South Swansea, the Barneys in Barneyville, the Luthers at Luther's Corner, the Hales in Hortonville, and the Eddys in Swansea Village. Although each village played an important role in the town's history, Swansea Village emerged in the late 19th century as the residential and institutional focus for the community."

Village Historic District Map

More detailed information on The Colony Historic District can be found on the National Archives website:

View the 1982 Massachusetts Historical Commission Reconnaissance Survey Town Report:

MHC Reconnaissance Survey Town Report ()

90 Elm Street 90 Elm Street c. 1915	The Wheelwright Shop 102 Elm Street c. 1840
The Mary Althom House 107 Elm Street c. 1790	108 Elm Street 108 Elm Street c. 1890	The Mary Slade House 117 Elm Street c. 1849
The R. C. Gray House 118 Elm Street c. 1860	123 Elm Street c. 1860	127 Elm Street 127 Elm Street c. 1920
137 Elm Street c. 1950	Dr. Kellogg's House 147 Elm Street c.1910	The Sister Houses/ Baldwin House 155 Elm Street c. 1910
The Sister Houses 157 Elm Street c. 1910	The Nottingham House 160 Elm Street c. 1794	The Slade House 167 Elm Street c. 1755
Frank Stevens School 1 Gardners Neck Road 1908	Swan Finishing Co. 11 Ledge Road c. 1889	19 Ledge Road 19 Ledge Road c. 1815
29 Ledge Road c. 1970	88 Ledge Road c. 1960s	The Dorothy Brown Rebekah Lodge 98 Ledge Road 1899
Eddy Burial Ground Bronze Tablet Ledge Road 1696/1948	The Martin House 108 Ledge Road 1908	The Hill House 1 Main Street c. 1720
The Christ Church Rectory 9 Main Street c. 1790	Christ Church Parish office/day school Main Street c. 1900	Christ Church Cemetery Main Street c. 1841
The Frank S. Stevens Public Library Main Street 1900	The James Mason House 15 Main Street c. 1795	The John Mason House 21 Main Street c. 1800
The Stevens Mansion 24 Main Street c. 1855	The Northam House 27 Main Street c. 1794	The Village Post Office 42 Main Street c. 1905
The Thomas C. Chace House 52 Main Street 1870	The Winslow House 59 Main Street c. 1820	64 Main Street 64 Main Street c. 1850
The J. L. Wellington House 72 Main Street c. 1870	The Henry Wood House 80 Main Street c. 1880	Town Hall Main Street c. 1891
Old Burial Ground Main Street c. 1737	Stevens Cottage #1 86 Main Street c. 1860	Stevens Cottage #2 92 Main Street c. 1860
The Hull House 93 Main Street c. 1790	Stevens Cottage #3 96 Main Street c. 1860
98 Main Street	102 Main Street 1970s	The Dr. John Hilton House 109 Main Street c. 1850
110 Main Street 1920s	The Daniel Wood House 125 Main Street c. 1830	The V.F.W. Hall 140 Main Street 1960s
142 Main Street c. 1880	154 Main Street c. 1870	The Swansea Fire House Main Street
Joseph Case High School Main Street 1927	166 Main Street 1940s	The Margaret Buffington House 222 Main Street c. 1820
Hillside Stock Farm 745 Stevens Road c. 1860	The Hawkins House/ Case Hall 757 Stevens Road c. 1870	The Eliza Gray Case House/ Case Hotel 789 Stevens Road c. 1870