Hepzibah Clarke Swan (ca.1756-1825) was a wealthy heiress and patron of the arts. She lived in a mansion in Dorchester, known as the Round House, on the site of present-day Mary Hammon...
Designed by Charles Bulfinch ca. 1806, this house represents the lives of two notable Boston women: Hepzibah Clarke Swan (1757-1825) and Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910).