The Swanson

In 2002, Mike and Kim Sheridan purchased The Cox-Swanson home with the dream of serving southern food. Throughout the years, The Swanson has become famous for white tablecloths, charming ambience, fried chicken, fried green tomatoes, and those “little biscuits”. The Cox-Swanson home was famous long before its doors were opened as one of the south’s best southern dining destinations, in 1790, Mr. Bennett constructed and began a livery stable. In the 1880’s, a three-room house was added to the property and was the home of the former mayor of Perry, Mayor Cox.  The home was purchased in 1903 by Nora Singleton Cox, Ms. Norine Swanson Jones’ grandmother. In 1909 two bedrooms and a large hall were added transforming the structure into the house we know today.