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FORM B - BUILDING JAN 0 2 1990 MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION &O BOYLSTON STREET BOSTOK, MA 02116 AREA 69 FORMNO. F Swansea, Mass. MRA SWANSEA 36 Riverview Avenue ic : Kame _J. V. Johnson House Sketch Map: Draw map showing property's location in relation to nearest cross streets and/or geographical features. Indicate all buildings between inventoried property and nearest intersection(s). Indicate north Present Residence Original Residence IPTION 1913 Swansea Assessor's Records Prairie-influenced (builder: A. H. Ieeming & Sons) *itintect _unknown Exterior Wall Fabric fieldstone Outbuildings carage (see attached map) Major Alterations (with dates) rear porch enclosed (ca. 1920) Condition excellent UTM REFERENCE USaS QUADRANGLE SCALE 19 316740 4620300 Fall River, MA-RI 1967/1979 1:25000 Moved no Date Acreage less than one acre (52,500 sq. ft.
Setting On road that runs to Lees River with sizable property and mature trees. K. Recorded by C. L. Gardner/K. F1ynn/Broome Organization Swansea Historical Commiss Date May 1978/January 1986/October 1989 JAN Z 1990 NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA STATEMENT (if applicable) The J. V. Johnson House, 36 Riverview Avenue, possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association and is significant on the local level. The house meets Criterion A as a representation Of the suburbanization of Swansea in the early decades of the 20th century, and Criterion C as a well-preserved example of Prairie style architecture. ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE Describe important architectural features and evaluate in terms of other buildings within the community.
A full-blown example of the bungalow house type, this 1½-story dwelling is distinguished by its unique fieldstone walls and tile roof. In materials, the house contrasts sharply with the predominantly wood-clad character of Swansea's residential architecture. The low-pitched hipped roof, wide overhanging eaves, bands of casement dormer windows, and emphasis on the horizontal are evocative of the Prairie style. Other exterior detailing includes exposed rafters, multi-pane awning sash on the first floor, and terracotta panels displaying stylized floral patterns in a Sullivanesque mode. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE Explain the role owners played in local or state history and how the building relates to the development of the community.
In the early 20th century, Swansea was evolving from a self-sufficient community based on agriculture, boatbuilding, and fishing into a suburban and resort area oriented toward the cities of Fall River (to the east) and Providence (to the west). The Johnson House is located on Gardner's Neck in South Swansea, the target of much suburban development in the years prior to World War I. The house's original owner owned the Cliquot Club Soda Co., while another resident owned the Fall River Knitting Mills. Alfred H. Leeming, the builder, was a Fall River-based contractor and developer of at least one residential subdivision in that city, the Highland Avenue vicinity (where he resided), in the early 1920s.
It is likely that Leeming & Sons played an active role in the residential subdivision of viciniey (ayere n arese Swansea, although the extent of the firm's involvement with other houses in Swansea has not been determined. BIBLIOGRAPHY and/or REFERENCES Swansea Assessor's Records. Swansea Tax Records. Bristol County Registry of Deeds. City directories. 3 35 M 3188 8/85 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION PROPERTY Johnson, J.
V., House NAME: MULTIPLE Swansea MRA NAME: STATE & COUNTY: MASSACHUSETTS, Bristol DATE RECEIVED: 1/02/90 DATE OF 16TH DAY: 2/02/90 DATE OF PENDING LIST: 1/1$/90 DATE OF 45TH DAY: 2/16/90 DATE OF WEEKLY LIST: REFERENCE NUMBER: 90000069 NOMINATOR: STATE REASONS FOR REVIEW: N N N REQUEST: N SAMPLE: COMMENT WAIVER: N _ACCEPT XRETURN ABSTRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: Y SLR DRAFT: Y NATIONAL: REJECT 2/16/90 DATE dee reverse. RECOM. /CRITERIA Leturu DISCIPLINE arcag gitetual Htistory DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/N see attached SLR Y/N CLASSIFICATION count resource type: STATE/FEDERAL AGENCY CERTIFICATION FUNCTION historic _current DESCRIPTION De the garage contribetig architectural classification os hon coutubutug > materials When was it constriccked descriptive text please clarify. SIGNIFICANCE Period Areas of Significance--Check and justify below Specific dates Builder