Elihu Thomson House

Infobox_nrhp | name =Elihu Thomson House
nrhp_type = nhl


caption = Elihu Thomson House
location= Swampscott, Massachusetts
lat_degrees = 42
lat_minutes = 28
lat_seconds = 11
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 70
long_minutes = 55
long_seconds = 8
long_direction = W
locmapin = Massachusetts
area =
built =1889
architect= Unknown
architecture= Colonial Revival, Other
designated=January 7, 1976cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1680&ResourceType=Building
title=Elihu Thomson House |accessdate=2008-07-07|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = January 7, 1976cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Local
refnum=76002002

The Elihu Thomson House (built 1889) is a historic house located at 22 Monument Avenue, Swampscott, Massachusetts. It is a National Historic Landmark and currently serves as Swampscott Town Hall.

The house was designed by architect James Kelly for the noted inventor, electrical engineer, and industrialist Elihu Thomson who was, with Thomas Edison, co-founder of General Electric Company. The house was built with an observatory, no longer extant.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/76002002.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Elihu Thomson House / Elihu Thomson Administration Building] |32 KB|date=1975-07-30 |author=James Sheire |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/76002002.pdf "Accompanying one photo, exterior, from 1975"] |32 KB]

References

See also

* List of historic houses in Massachusetts