National Historic Landmark · Swampscott, Massachusetts

Elihu Thomson House

Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.

Thomson, Elihu, House
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Register nameThomson, Elihu, House
Property typeBuilding
Address33 Elmwood Ave., Swampscott, MA
CountyEssex County
ListedJan 7, 1976
Listed forScience
Level of significanceNational
Also known asElihu Thomson Administration Building
Reference number76002002
StyleColonial Revival architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

Visiting

Address33 Elmwood Ave., Swampscott, MA
Coordinates42.4697° N, 70.9189° W · Directions ↗
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Local history books for Essex County

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  • Murder and mayhem in Essex County
    Robert Wilhelm, 2011
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  • Wicked Puritans of Essex County
    Tom Juergens, 2011
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  • Andover
    Andrew Grilz, 2009
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  • Andover in the Civil War
    Joan Silva Patrakis, 2008
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  • Historic Streets of Salem, Massachusetts
    Jeanne Stella and Ryan Conary, 2020
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Guidebooks to historic places and travel in Massachusetts

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Elihu Thomson House listed on the National Register?

Jan 7, 1976. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Elihu Thomson House?

33 Elmwood Ave., Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Source: National Park Service

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76002002. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.