Bend of the Lane

Bend of the Lane
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Bend of the Lane
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Location	181 Cedar Avenue, Swansea, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°44′28″N71°13′12″W / 41.74111°N 71.22000°W / 41.74111; -71.22000
Area	4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built	1740
Architectural style	Georgian
MPS	Swansea MRA
NRHP reference No.	90000057 [1]
Added to NRHP	February 12, 1990

Bend of the Lane, also known as the Harlow Luther House, is a historic house in Swansea, Massachusetts. The main block of this 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built c. 1740, and is a well-preserved local example of vernacular Georgian styling. A 1+1⁄2-story ell was added c. 1850, and a second ell, an old "half-house" (three-bay facade), was grafted onto the front c. 1930. The house has been associated for many years with prominent local farmers, including its builder, Harlow Luther, and Victor Gardner, whose family settled Gardner's Neck. ^[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. ^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Bristol County, Massachusetts

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. "NRHP nomination for Bend of the Lane". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved June 25, 2014.