"Spruce" was built as a Victorian summer home in 1846 for Thomas Swan and his family. In 1933, the adjacent home to the left burned down and took with it the tower and damaged most of the gingerbread details on the house. The vacant lot was then combined with Spruce to allow for the wrap around porch, sun room, and recent deck addition off of the garage.
One objective of the Black Swan Social C
Oak Bluffs Harbor
Oak Bluffs Harbor prior to 1933 showing 3 Spruce Ave (house with the tower on the hill) prior to the adjacent house burning down. New York Ave and Our Market still prominent features in Oak Bluffs.
Charlie, Carl and Steven
Growing up playing in the grass by the tabernacle in the Campgrounds.