Built in 1846 by Major Clark C. Swift, this Federal Style mansion was constructed with bricks handmade on the site. It was acquired for Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish in 1914 through the efforts of Msgr. E.J. O'Connor. During the pastoral service of the Rev. Thomas Ciolino, the mansion was used as a convent. Restoration of the mansion as a parish center and rectory began in 1984 under the guidance of the Rev. Claude H. Bicheler.