Luther Store

	Luther Store
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
Nearest city	Swansea, Massachusetts
Coordinates	41°44′41″N 71°13′25″W / 41.74472°N 71.22361°W
Built	1815
Architect	Mace Luther
Part of	Luther's Corner (ID90000054)
NRHP reference No.	78000438
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 22, 1978
Designated CP	February 16, 1990

The Luther Store is a historic store at 160 Old Warren Road in Swansea, Massachusetts. It is a 2+1⁄2-story brick structure with a saltbox profile. Its main facade is five bays wide, with entrances in the second and fourth bays, and interior chimneys at each end. The store retains original fixtures, including solid mahogany counters, drawers for goods storage, and the proprietor's desk. The store was built in 1815 by John Brown Luther, and was operated by the Luther family as a store until 1903. The Luther's Corner area was in the mid-19th century the economic center of Swansea, and Luther's Store served as post office and library. It was acquired in 1941 by the Swansea Historical Society, which now operates it as a local history museum.^[2]

Fall River architect Maude Darling-Parlin worked on the restoration of the Luther Store.^[3]

The store was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

The Luther Store in 1935
Garden commemorating Captain John Luther

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ "MACRIS inventory record for Luther Store". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
^ Allard, Deborah (March 7, 2016). "Four Fall River women who were ahead of their time". Fall River: Herald News. Retrieved September 14, 2020. Not only did Parlin design new buildings, she helped preserve historic structures, including the Luther Store in Swansea, today's Swansea Historical Society. In 1986, Parlin's daughter, the late Frances Davenport, told The Herald News that when Parlin was working on the restoration of the Luther Store, one of the wide floor boards gave way and sent her mother into the cellar. Still standing on her feet, Parlin was rescued by an amazed contractor.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.

[MACRIS-2] "MACRIS inventory record for Luther Store". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved June 26, 2014.

[Allard-3] Allard, Deborah (March 7, 2016). "Four Fall River women who were ahead of their time". Fall River: Herald News. Retrieved September 14, 2020. Not only did Parlin design new buildings, she helped preserve historic structures, including the Luther Store in Swansea, today's Swansea Historical Society. In 1986, Parlin's daughter, the late Frances Davenport, told The Herald News that when Parlin was working on the restoration of the Luther Store, one of the wide floor boards gave way and sent her mother into the cellar. Still standing on her feet, Parlin was rescued by an amazed contractor.

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