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Bend of the Lane

Coordinates: 41°44′28″N 71°13′12″W / 41.74111°N 71.22000°W / 41.74111; -71.22000
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Bend of the Lane
Bend of the Lane
Bend of the Lane is located in Massachusetts
Bend of the Lane
Bend of the Lane is located in the United States
Bend of the Lane
Location181 Cedar Avenue,
Swansea, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°44′28″N 71°13′12″W / 41.74111°N 71.22000°W / 41.74111; -71.22000
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1740
Architectural styleGeorgian
MPSSwansea MRA
NRHP reference No.90000057[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 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+12-story wood-frame house was built c. 1740, and is a well-preserved local example of vernacular Georgian styling. A 1+12-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]

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  1. ^ a b "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 2014-06-25.