{"nrhp_refnum":"90000069","name":"Johnson, J. V., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"36 Riverview Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Swansea","county":"Bristol County","state":"MA","lat":41.71541189700008,"lon":-71.20238933899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-08-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1½-story fieldstone bungalow-type house at 36 Riverview Avenue on Gardner's Neck in South Swansea, Massachusetts, built in 1913 by A. H. Leeming & Sons; the architect is unknown.","why_significant":"The house is argued to be a well-preserved, locally significant example of Prairie-style architecture, notable for its fieldstone walls and tile roof, which contrast with Swansea's mostly wood-clad homes. The reviewers accepted it under Criterion C only; the earlier claim under Criterion A (suburbanization) was dropped on resubmission.","narrative":"Built in 1913 at 36 Riverview Avenue on Gardner's Neck in South Swansea, this 1½-story house is a bungalow with Prairie-style influences. Its fieldstone walls and tile roof set it apart from the wood-clad houses typical of Swansea. Other features include a low-pitched hipped roof, wide overhanging eaves, bands of casement dormer windows, exposed rafters, multi-pane awning sash on the first floor, and terracotta panels with stylized floral patterns in a Sullivanesque manner. The builder was A. H. Leeming & Sons, a Fall River contractor and developer; the architect is not known. The house sits on a sizable, tree-shaded lot on the road toward the Lees River and is in excellent condition. A ca. 1925 garage contributes to the property. In the early twentieth century Swansea was shifting from agriculture, boatbuilding and fishing toward suburban and resort use, and Gardner's Neck saw much development before World War I. The house was listed for its architecture as a well-preserved, locally significant Prairie-style example.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect unknown; builder A. H. Leeming & Sons (Alfred H. Leeming)","architectural_style":"Prairie-influenced (bungalow house type)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Listed as in excellent condition and in use as a residence; rear porch enclosed ca. 1920; a ca. 1925 garage is counted as contributing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:04.578231-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/57/7896/63789657/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/90000069.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000069/97a9644c1c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000069/97a9644c1c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:J._V._Johnson_House,_South_Swansea_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:J._V._Johnson_House,_South_Swansea_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789657","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._V._Johnson_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6107290"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/bristol-county/johnson-j-v-house-90000069/"}