Smuggler's House
Smuggler's House is an historic house at 361 Pearse Road in Swansea, Massachusetts. It is a 1-1/2 story Cape style farmhouse, five bays wide, with a side gable roof, a chimney that is slightly off-center, and a pair of gabled dormers. Its main entry is flanked by pilasters and topped by a five-light transom window. The house was built c. 1800, and is substantially unaltered. It was supposedly used as a place to store smuggled goods during the War of 1812.[2]
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| Location | Swansea, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°44′5″N 71°13′26″W |
| Built | 1800 |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| MPS | Swansea MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000065 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 16, 1990 |
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- "NRHP nomination for Smuggler's House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
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