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Old Homesteads of Marlborough: Then and Now Part Ib - June 2014
- 1. The Old Homesteads of Marlborough, Massachusetts: Then and Now Part Ib Site history and visual comparison between current view and Ellen Carpenter’s paintings 30-59 By Marlborough Historical Society Trustee Chandra Lothian Presented on June 24, 2014 1Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 “…And when Marlborough's children and grandchildren, and great great great grandchildren would entertain their visitors from far away, let them show history. Let them show where the old Homesteads were builded, even tho' the originals are now no more…”A
- 2. Table of Contents Project Summary------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Project Methodology Library Information See Part 1a 1 Old Marlborough, England, High Street Marlboro England 2 Saturday Night Custom in Marlborough, England, George Lane Marlboro England------------ 3 Burning of the First Church by the Indians, Main Street 4 The Bonney Hayden or Ward Homestead, Hayden Street 5 House of Rev Asa Packard, West Main Street 6 House of Deacon Stephen Phelps, West Main Street--------------------------------------------------- 7 Homestead of Winthrop Arnold, West Main Street 8 House of Rev Aaron Smith, West Main Street 9 Williams Tavern, Most Historical Place in Town, West Main Street 10 Call this Nashocowa or Gates Pond?, Lake Williams--------------------------------------------------- 11 Homestead of Ephraim Brigham, Cloverhill Street 12 The Old Barnes Homestead, Cloverhill Street 13 Samuel or Addington Brigham Homestead, Brigham Street 14 The Johnson or Caleb Witherbee House and Homestead of John Loring, Williams Street 15 This Lake Williams should have been called Ossommaga, Lake Williams------------------------- 16 The Bent or Stevens Homestead, Lizotte Drive 17 The Lewis Ames Homestead, Glen Street 18 The old Indian Burying Ground, Glen & Forest Street 19 The old Academy on High School Common, Main Street 20 The Home of Major Henry Rice, Main Street------------------------------------------------------------- 8 9 10 Part 1a pg 11 Part 1a pg 12 Part 1a pg 13 Part 1a pg 14 Part 1a pg 15 Part 1a pg 16 Part 1a pg 17 Part 1a pg 18 Part 1a pg 19 Part 1a pg 20 Part 1a pg 21 Part 1a pg 22 Part 1a pg 23 Part 1a pg 24 Part 1a pg 25 Part 1a pg 26 Part 1a pg 27 Part 1a pg 28 Part 1a pg 29 Part 1a pg 30 Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 2
- 3. Table of Contents Pg 2 21 House of the Royalist Henry Barnes, Main Street------------------------------------------------------- 22 Grave of Captain Hutchinson, Spring Hill Cemetery, Main Street 23 Cotting Tavern in ye olden time, Main Street 24 Spring Hill Cemetery, back of Union Church, Main Street 25 Larkin, or Winslow Brigham House, Hildreth Street 26 Josiah Bennett House, Maple Street 27 House of Richard Farwell or ex mayor O'Connell, Maple Street------------------------------------- 28 Parmenter House (David Brown), Maple Street 29 The Micah Sherman or Winslow Barnes Homestead, Maple Street Part 1b 30 Harrington or William Walker Homestead, Farm Road 31 All that is left of Ollerton or Baguley Hall, Manchester, England 32 John Bigelow and Mary Warren dancing at their wedding, Watertown,-------------------------- 33 Homestead of John Bigelow, the Indian Captive, Farm Road 34 House of Williard Morse, or Nevinson Stone, Farm Road 35 Daniel Newton or Dadmun Homestead, Broadmeadow Street 36 Little House where Mark Fay… and Homestead of George Fay, Lakeside Avenue--------------- 37 The King's Highway, Lakeside Avenue 38 House of William Gates, Lakeside Avenue 39 Home of Edward Holyoke, Lincoln Street 40 Captain William Holyoke, Lincoln Street 41 House of Lieutenant Ephraim Barber, Lakeside Avenue----------------------------------------------- 42 Martin Howe Homestead, Lakeside Avenue 43 Moses Howe Homestead, Lakeside Avenue 44 The Cyrus Felton Homestead, Lakeside Avenue 45 Old Dunton House (Felton/Brown/Dunton), Northborough Road---------------------------------- Part 1a pg 31 Part 1a pg 32 Part 1a pg 33 Part 1a pg 34 Part 1a pg 35 Part 1a pg 36 Part 1a pg 37 Part 1a pg 38 Part 1a pg 39 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 3
- 4. Table of Contents Pg 3 46 Captain Jacob Holyoke Homestead, Northborough Road--------------------------------------------- 47 Gershom Rice Homestead, Northborough Road 48 House of Nathan Drury or Henry Holyoke, Boston Post Road West 49 Homestead of William Howe (Hezekiah Maynard), Howe Street 50 Samuel Goodnow or Bartlett Homestead, Main Street, Northboro-------------------------------- 51 The Grave of poor Mary Goodnow, Main Street, Northboro 52 First Homestead of all the Rices in America, Charena Road, Wayland 53 Homestead of Peter Rice, Elm Street 54 Otis Russell House, Millham Street 55 Home of Joshua Rice the Constable and Collector (Jacob & Thomas Rice), Elm Street-------- 56 Caleb Brigham House, Elm Street 57 Homestead of Jonas Brigham, Elm Street 58 Sligo, Ireland, Off Holywell Rd, Sligo, Ireland 59 House of Samuel Howe, Elm Street See Part II 60 House of Deacon Isaac Hayden, Pleasant Street-------------------------------------------------------- 61 House of Dr. John Baker, Pleasant Street 62 House of Lambert or Edward L Bigelow (Ella Bigelow), Pleasant Street 63 Indians attacking the Garrison at Fort Meadow, Ft. Meadow Reservoir 64 A glimpse of Fort Meadow, near Curtis Farm, Hosmer Street 65 Abraham Howe Homestead, Elm Street 66 The Mowry House (William Morse, Philip Mowry), Farm Road------------------------------------- 67 Monument Square and up Mechanic Street, West Main Street 68 The Old O.W. Albee House, Mechanic Street 69 Deacon Benjamin Rice or Otis Morse House, Lincoln Street 70 Martin or Abel Rice, Mechanic Street---------------------------------------------------------------------- 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Part 2 Pg 11 Part 2 Pg 12 Part 2 Pg 13 Part 2 Pg 14 Part 2 Pg 15 Part 2 Pg 16 Part 2 Pg 17 Part 2 Pg 18 Part 2 Pg 19 Part 2 Pg 20 Part 2 Pg 21 Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 4
- 5. Table of Contents Pg 4 71 The Joseph Howe Farm, Mechanic Street----------------------------------------------------------------- 72 The Taintor Homestead, Hudson Street 73 The Francis Gleason Homestead, Hudson Street 74 The Solomon Barnes Homestead, Ash Street 75 The Daniel Williams House (William Stowe), East Main Street 76 Peace Peters, or Elijah Dickenson Place, Boston Post Road East------------------------------------- 77 The Samuel Warren Homestead, Boston Post Road East 78 The Levi Whitmore, Theodore Temple Homestead (Joseph Williams), Boston Post Rd East 79 The Stephen Morse Estate, Boston Post Road East 80 The Hager Homestead, Boston Post Road, Sudbury 81 The Sowerby or Uriah Eager Homestead (Moses Barnes), Stow Road 82 The Joab Stowe or Hitchcock Mansion, Concord Road 83 The Samuel (not Charles) Howe Farm (William Weeks, John Howe), Concord Road----------- 84 The Francis Weeks Homestead, Concord Road 85 The John Goodale Homestead, Chestnut Street, Hudson 86 Homestead of Supply Weeks, Hemenway Street 87 Mary or Elizabeth Howe taken Captive by the Indians, Joslin Farm, Lancaster 88 The Jabez Stow or Welch Homestead (Josiah, Samuel, Thomas Stow), Spoonhill Avenue 89 Homestead of Abraham, or Rufus Stowe, Spoonhill Avenue (& Grace Circle)-------------------- 90 The Eager Homestead, Eager Court 91 The Ephraim Maynard Homestead, or Summer Home of Charles Curtis, Hosmer Street 92 The Lewis Hapgood Homestead, Hosmer Street See Part III 93 Farm of Elmer Howe (Joseph 2nd, William Howe), Union Street 94 Homestead of Thaddeus Howe, Bolton Street 95 The Simeon Cunningham Jr House, Reservoir Street--------------------------------------------------- Part 2 Pg 22 Part 2 Pg 23 Part 2 Pg 24 Part 2 Pg 25 Part 2 Pg 26 Part 2 Pg 27 Part 2 Pg 28 Part 2 Pg 29 Part 2 Pg 30 Part 2 Pg 31 Part 2 Pg 32 Part 2 Pg 33 Part 2 Pg 34 Part 2 Pg 35 Part 2 Pg 36 Part 2 Pg 37 Part 2 Pg 38 Part 2 Pg 39 Part 2 Pg 40 Part 2 Pg 41 Part 2 Pg 42 Part 2 Pg 43 Part 3 Pg 11 Part 3 Pg 12 Part 3 Pg 13 Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 5
- 6. Table of Contents Pg 5 96 Capt. Jason and Deacon Rufus Howe Homestead, East Main Street------------------------------- 97 Maj Jedediah Brigham Homestead, East Main Street 98 Moonlight over the William Stowe House (John Stow), East Main Street 99 William F Barnard's birthplace, or Parmenter House, Reservoir Street 100 The William Stetson House, with the Big Trees, East Main Street 101 The Amory Cotting, or old Hemenway House, East Main Street------------------------------------ 102 The Sawin Tavern, Sawin Place 103 Captain Aaron Stevens Homestead, Stevens Street 104 Birds Eye View of the Charles Howe Farm and Wachusett, Bigelow Street 105 John How and the Indians, Union Street 106 Homestead of Goodman John How, Fowler Street 107 Homestead of Ithamar Brigham, Pleasant Street-------------------------------------------------------- 108 The Luke Wood House, Pleasant Street 109 The Eber Howe Homestead, Berlin Road 110 The William C Allen Homestead (Benjamin Howe), Bigelow Street 111 Lt Ivory Bigelow or Bannister Homestead, River Road, Hudson 112 The Gershom Bigelow Homestead, Donald Lynch Blvd 113 The Village Street on Sunday, Main Street 114 Esquire Levi Bigelow Homestead (Arthur Bigelow), Robin Hill Street------------------------------ 115 The Old Arcade, South Street 116 Jabez Huntington Homestead (Uriah Brigham), South Street 117 Pleasant Street in Ye Olden Time, Pleasant Street 118 The Old Clisbee House, Pleasant Street 119 The House of Lewis T Frye, Pleasant Street 120 The Stedman Wheeler House (Elbridge Howe), Pleasant Street------------------------------------- Part 3 Pg 14 Part 3 Pg 15 Part 3 Pg 16 Part 3 Pg 17 Part 3 Pg 18 Part 3 Pg 19 Part 3 Pg 20 Part 3 Pg 21 Part 3 Pg 22 Part 3 Pg 23 Part 3 Pg 24 Part 3 Pg 25 Part 3 Pg 26 Part 3 Pg 27 Part 3 Pg 28 Part 3 Pg 29 Part 3 Pg 30 Part 3 Pg 31 Part 3 Pg 32 Part 3 Pg 33 Part 3 Pg 34 Part 3 Pg 35 Part 3 Pg 36 Part 3 Pg 38 Part 3 Pg 39 Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 6
- 7. Table of Contents Pg 6 121 The Old Stephen Howe Homestead (Asa Brigham tavern), Spring Street------------------------ 122 The Emerson Howe Home, Pleasant Street 123 The Drury House, Boston Post Road West 124 The Daniel Hayden House, Broadmeadow Street------------------------------------------------------- Bibliography About the Author Part I (a & b) are being posted January 2015, Part II will be posted as soon as available, and Part III will be posted after my final public presentation in early summer 2015. Note on wording: To keep it simple I have used ‘Indians’ to refer to the local Nipmucs throughout my project rather than the modern ‘Native Americans’. The older term is used in painting titles and all of the historical reference documents so I felt it would be confusing to switch back and forth between them. At the time, they would have referred to themselves as Indians or Nipmuc rather than Native Americans. More information on the history of Marlborough, including a link to a scanned version of the Bigelow book that can be searched and read online, is at http://historicmarlborough.org/HistoriesofMarlborough.html. Part 3 Pg 39 Part 3 Pg 40 Part 3 Pg 41 Part 3 Pg 42 41-46 47 Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 7
- 8. Project Summary • There are 124 paintings of Marlborough homes and places downstairs in the library. Most are watercolor and were painted by Ellen Maria Carpenter sometime after about 1875 and before 1908. There are also a few unsigned oils in the collection which could have been painted by someone else, probably her close friend Ella Bigelow. B • Mrs. Carpenter was born in 1830 in Killingly CT and eventually became a well known artist, mostly of landscapes and portraits. She studied and taught at the Lowell Institute in Boston for many years, and travelled to Europe in 1867, 1873, and 1881, studying there as well.C She died in Boston in 1908, shortly before the book was published.D • Ella Bigelow was a socially prominent woman in Marlborough and wrote a gossipy book about the original families in town, which included many of Ellen’s paintings.E It was called Historical Reminiscences of Early Times in Marlborough and I depended heavily on it for this project. Ella died in 1817.F • The library reprinted the 1910 painting catalog listing the names of the historical figures associated with each house. I finally found the brochure over the summer, and realized there were stars added indicating which houses were still present in 1976. This is what kicked off my project! • There are also three homestead paintings in the library that have no reference number tying them to the brochure. By process of elimination and a reproduction in Bigelow’s book, I’ve identified all three. • I located 5 still standing homesteads that hadn’t been found in 1976, but also determined that 11 more have been lost since then. The rest are still here – some in a condition and surroundings fairly similar to the paintings, others more significantly altered. • As a point of reference, King Phillip’s War ran 1675–78 (a hundred years before the American revolution), and Queen Anne’s war 1702-13, these were the first two of the ‘Indian wars’. The third was the ‘French and Indian War’ of 1754–1763 that I heard more about in school due to the involvement of people like George Washington. It’s hard to overstate the courage of the earliest homesteaders, regardless of the unfairness on the other side. G 8Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015
- 9. Project Methodology • I drove around town looking for all the houses, using the paintings as visual reference, along with the limited descriptions in the brochure and in Ella Bigelow’s book, and maps from 1803, 1835 and 1875. While Bigelow has information on most houses, she tends to be vague as to location. • Later on I confirmed my id’s using the websites for Marlboro GIS (maps with street addresses labeled and links to the assessors database, and aerial photos from 1960, 2000 and 2011) and MACRIS -the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (searchable database with info and photos for old houses) and files from the Marlborough Historical Society. Some of the longer gone houses have little available information, although luckily some of the area inventory forms mention them in the history sections. • Once each house was located, I took a photograph from the same angle and distance as Mrs. Carpenter’s; in some cases I had to go back several times into the fall before enough of the house was visible. • Where possible I lined up chimneys with windows and corners, or doors with foreground stone walls just as they were in the paintings, to make the comparison as precise as possible • If there is now an obstructing building, tree trunk, telephone pole etc, I show that, although I took other photos that give a better view of the house while still keeping as close to that angle as possible. • I suspect that Carpenter ‘edited’ the backgrounds as she painted to exclude other houses -- some surrounding homes were built before 1900 but don’t show in the paintings. Since we don’t know what year she painted each painting, it’s hard to tell for sure. • Fourteen paintings can’t be viewed at the library or in the booklet because they were destroyed in the 1967 library fire. I was able to find seven of them reproduced in Bigelow’s book so I’ve used those reproductions. For six others I found and used old photographs, although we have no way to know what view the paintings showed. • I also met some really nice families who were all committed to taking care of their historic homes as best they could. One has been in the home for 90 years or more. • What you’ll see in this presentation is two images of each house, the painting and paired photo, along with a brief history of the house. The homes are shown in order by the numbers in the brochure. • Part I covers paintings 1-59 and was part of the 6/24/14 public presentation at the Rice homestead. I’ve broken it into I a and I b for easier reading online. 1b covers painting30-59. 9Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015
- 10. Library Info • Images of the homestead paintings have been reproduced here courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees. • DISCLAIMER: The Marlborough Public Library is the sole owner of the “Old Homestead of Marlborough” watercolor collection and prohibits the copying or displaying of the collection in any other form than presented in the Commemorative Booklet without the expressed consent and approval of the Board of Trustees of the Marlborough Public Library. • I used their watercolor collection booklet for reference frequently; it has copies of all but one of the paintings that weren’t destroyed in the fire. It is available for $15 from the library front desk, and colored prints of the individual paintings are available for $25 each. All proceeds will benefit the Marlborough Public Library Foundation. 10 Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015
- 11. #30 Harrington or William Walker Homestead In 1705, this place was built by Daniel Harrington and was later the home of William Walker. The land in this area has been called ‘the farms’ as it was originally a farm owned by John Alcocke, and separate from the Marlborough grant.7 The house and some outbuildings are intact except for paint and shutters. The yard still has a rural feel and lovely landscaping although the retention basin for the development which extends on a new road up behind does intrude a bit. It’s currently for sale, check it out on Farm Road, near Danjou Drive! 11Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees Google image
- 12. #31 All that is left of Ollerton or Baguley Hall Baguley Hall in greater Manchester, Cheshire, England was built by William de Baguley or one of his sons before 1350.31.1 Ella called the hall the ancestral home of the Bigelows31.2 despite the somewhat inconclusive family genealogical research in the late 19th century, and in the 1970’s later Bigelows were able to confirm the family link.31.3 I was amazed to find this photo on Wikipedia that shows the hall still present and looking almost identical! Additionally, I was expecting it to be a somewhat ‘run of the mill’ English manor, but Baguley is described as “entirely of timber with wattle and daub walls, probably the oldest timber great hall surviving in England”. 31.1 I found mention of Ollerton Hall as being distinct from Baguley and “acquired by marriage” by the family.31.3 Ollerton is a village in Nottinghamshire – that’s right, near Sherwood Forest! 12Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baguley_Hall
- 13. #32 John Bigelow and Mary Warren dancing at their wedding The wedding of John Bigelow (Baguley) and Mary Warren (Warin) was said to be the first marriage ever recorded in Watertown, on October 30 1642. Her dress was reportedly of silk, brought from an earlier life in London, where she was born.32.1 However the costumes in the painting appear more like those from 1815 than 1640, particularly the waistline and sleeves on her dress, and the collar and cutaway tails on his coat. 32.2 Dancing was discouraged in the Puritan days of early colonial New England, so it’s unlikely that there would have been any at the wedding.32.3 No one really would have kept a black powder musket over an open fire either! John was a blacksmith, which was a highly prized occupation at the time, and they had 13 children before she died at 50 and he remarried. Her father John Warren came over to Massachusetts only 10 years after the Mayflower. 32.1 In 1642 Charles I was fighting for control of England, which he lost (along with his head) in 1649.32.4 13Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees
- 14. #33 Homestead of John Bigelow, the Indian Captive Found near the intersection with Cook Lane on Farm Road, this is one of the oldest homes in town, dating between 1695 and about 1700.33.1 The house has been extended over the years, but still is surrounded by beautiful green lawn and trees, making it difficult to see in the summer. Interesting story about John Bigelow, who’s known as ‘The Indian Captive’ - he was abducted from Lancaster during Queen Anne’s war, and was taken to Canada. Bigelow’s book included a letter written to him by his wife during captivity, and eventually he negotiated his release using his carpentry skills and knowledge of sawmills as a bargaining chip. His daughters born after his return were called Comfort and Freedom!33.2 His son Gershom later lived in the house. 14Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees Google image
- 15. #34 House of Willard Morse or Nevinson Stone Farther east on Farm Road is the cute little pumpkin-colored homestead, originally built for William Morse around 1710.34.1 This style is called a ‘half house’ because its front face is about half of the typical 5 window, central door style of the time. In the historical forms, it says that the original massive beams of the house are still visible inside the house, where most often they were later covered by plastered interior walls.34.1 The old barn is still behind the house, although the 2nd story window over the addition has been covered. Later owners included Willard Morse who had a grocery in the little ‘ell’ in the first half of the 18th century and Nevinson Stone closer to Bigelow’s time.34.1 15Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees Google image
- 16. #35 Daniel Newton or Dadmun Homestead One of my favorites, this lovely house is down a long dirt section of Broadmeadow Road that approaches from the rear of the house and circles around to this front. I felt like I stepped back in time when I walked up this lane, even with the cars. It’s still surrounded by a number of old barns and farm buildings, and by acres of fields and forest. The house was built and added to several times, starting as early as 1680. You can barely see the ell to the right but it was moved from another location and is thought to be the house that Martin Dadmun grew up in before he was adopted by the Newtons and took over the property.35.1 There’s another wing to the left partly obscured by the shrubs in both images – it adds to the charm by being at an angle to the main house. The house was fixed up and renovated extensively and well in the 1930s, bringing the 19th century windows to the older style 6 over 9, and re-adding a Georgian doorway, but those changes aren’t visible unless you know about them.35.2 16Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees Google image
- 17. #36 Little House where Mark Fay… and Homestead of George Fay This pair of houses was on Lakeside Avenue just east of the red William Gates house, near where Fay Court and the big embankment is now. The yellow house was their family home of George Fay, purchased in 1799 from wealthy sea captain Winslow Lewis,35.1 and Mark Fay’s picturesque little home of 1817 with red nail shop above is on the right. George and his younger brother were in the 6th generation of Fays descended from early settler John Fay, who came over in the Speedwell. The brothers were cabinet makers and Mark went on to help start the First National Bank of Marlborough and bring a railroad to town with Ella’s husband Lambert Bigelow.35.2 17Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees Lake Williams Google image
- 18. #37 The King's Highway What we know best as Route 20 and Boston Post Road is also called Lakeside Avenue. In the auto age they built Rte 20 and moved the road closer to the lake, changing the shoreline. 37.1 Old ‘Main Street’ still runs parallel closer to the hill, mostly cut off. This was the main stagecoach road between Boston and Worcester, Springfield, and New York, which took 2 weeks in 1772; George Washington followed it, as did Knox.37.2 The Boston Post Road was set up in 1673 as a route for mail between New York and Boston. In its current incarnation as Route 20, it’s part of the longest numbered highway in the US. 37.3 18Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees Old Main St Google image Lake Williams
- 19. #38 House of William Gates Moving to the opposite side of town, Captain William Gates probably built this house near Lake Williams on Lakeside Drive around between 1710 and 1776,38.1 earlier than the plaque states. It’s one of the few houses left from those that clustered around the lake when it was still called Gates Pond. The red house (including its wings and chimney) is intact thanks to efforts a few years ago to save it, which resulted in it being fixed up and divided into several apartments.38.2 The main entry was modified to allow separate doors for the apartments. The barn that was hiding behind trees to the right of the house in the painting is long gone. While still surrounded by trees, modern commercial buildings intrude to the left, making it hard to get a complete match even when taken from across the lake near the pump house. 19Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees Google image Lake Williams
- 20. #39 Home of Edward Holyoke Edward Holyoke’s home now has a Lincoln Street address instead of Lakeside, and along Rte 20 is between William Gates’ house to the east and his father William Holyoke’s to the west. Edward moved from there to the above house when he married and lived here the rest of his life.39.2 It was built a bit later, in 1837,39.1 when gable front houses became a more popular style. During the summer the house is almost completely hidden from view behind Allora Restaurant and a row of trees. The porch and shutters are gone and it’s now white. Bigelow’s book uses a photo39.2 instead of Carpenter’s painting, but it’s from an identical angle and season - - looks like the painting could even have been done from it rather than life. 20Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees Google image Lake Williams
- 21. #40 Captain William Holyoke Captain William Holyoke’s home is at the very end of Lincoln Street where it meets Lakeside and was built in 1805. It still has the twin chimneys and the ell to the rear, although another addition has been added behind. Until the mid 1980’s it had a hipped roof porch on the front,40.1 and you could see the porch scar in the front siding until the last few months when it was renovated -- they replaced the fan element over the front door with a flat roofed portico, and repaired the damage. Unfortunately instead of a peaceful Lake Williams scene, it is now surrounded by modern commercial development and frequently heavy traffic. Route 20 and the bank of the pond has also been moved and straightened. William would probably have been born next door at the Edward Holyoke house, where he lived until he built this one upon his marriage. 21Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees Google image Lake Williams
- 22. This is one of the most interesting stories. The painting was believed to be missing, and the house that was on Lakeside (near Dunkin Donuts) was thought destroyed. However, since all the other paintings were accounted for, the three unnumbered paintings had to be among those listed as ‘missing’. This seems to be the only possible house, despite the windows/door not quite matching on the small wing. It’s possible that the photo and painting were from different periods, with alterations to the house; this also wouldn’t be the only example of her being slightly off for windows (Dunton is an example). It was reported as demolished but while looking for more old photos online, I found that it was actually disassembled and moved to Danville NH. I found the pictures and story of the move on a home sales and a town website41.1 - it’s now in a lovely setting, and has been fully renovated, so I’d report this as a save! The site is now being torn up for a modern development up the hill. 22Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees #41 House of Lieutenant Ephraim Barber - gone but not lost… 41.2 Bigelow Google image Lake Williams
- 23. #42 Martin Howe Homestead Captain Eleazer Howe was the youngest son of John Howe and Martin was apparently his son. Bigelow says Eleazer bought the Thomas Rice place in 1697, and a late 17th century date suits the style of the house.42.1 Interesting - another Eleazer is listed on the 1803 map nearly a hundred years later.42.2 I think the yellow/tan building hiding behind the trees to the left of the painting would the Moses Howe house. On the site today is the entrance to the Holiday Inn, just east of the I495 on ramp. The terrain has changed due to the road cuts. 23Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees 42.3 Lake Williams Google image
- 24. #43 Moses Howe Homestead Moses Howe was the nephew of Eleazar Howe, so probably Martin Howe’s cousin. Moses was a successful, detail oriented farmer. According to Bigelow Moses and Martin’s farms shared a large partitioned barn that was placed between the two houses, a convenient arrangement until it burned in the mid 20th century.43.1 This house was a fairly standard five bay house with twin rear chimneys, built between 1750 and 1800. I believe that the right circled house in the 1960 aerial photo is the most likely location, being immediately adjacent to the Martin Howe house to the right; today the site is the on ramp to I-495 north. It doesn’t look like the house was still standing in 1960 – in the photo the chimneys are clearly wrong (one central instead of twin rear). 24Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees 43.2 Lake Williams Google image
- 25. #44 The Felton Homestead Cyrus Felton was an interesting fellow and local historian, who thought Marlborough was an interesting place. Literally – he wrote a booklet titled A Record of 650 Events with the Dates of their Occurrence in Marlborough and Neighboring Towns, and a similar book with about 400 interesting events a bit earlier. His house was smack dab in the middle of Route 20 at the southbound entrance ramps to 495. Ernie Ginnetti mentioned that he grew up seeing the house and probably knew people who lived there, but it was the sort of thing you didn’t pay attention to and now wishes he had. 44.2 No one has any recollection or photos of the inside of the house. Jacob Felton built it in 1738,44.1 as a 5 bay house later extended with 2 more as a west wing. It’s location is currently the Rt 20 median, near the south bound entrance ramps, torn down 1962. (The photo is the wrong angle.) 25Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees 44.3 Lake Williams Google image
- 26. #45 Old Dunton House – moved twice but still lost! I have a very small personal connection to this house – when I was hunting for our first house back in 1998, it was on the market and my husband and I went through with a realtor. It was offered for basically free if someone moved the house, which happened, sort of. The house at 31 Northboro Road (the extended stay hotel across from Forest St.) was taken apart and moved to Holden.45.1 Unfortunately the owners weren’t able to follow through on their plans to add the gambrel to their existing historical house as they sold the Holden property a couple years later without rebuilding.45.2 The gambrel house was built around 1760 and originally was a bit farther up the hill. It was moved to this location by Samuel Brown when the Felton family built a larger house. Dunton is a later owner, closer to Bigelow’s time.45.3 In the 1978 historical commission form B it was called “the last gambrel roof house in the city of any historic importance”45.4 While the painting was destroyed in the fire, this image of it was in Ella Bigelow’s book. 26Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Bigelow image Google image
- 27. #46 Captain Jacob Holyoke Homestead This house was built in 1771 by Moses Howe, who died falling off it during construction. Later Capt. Jacob Holyoke bought the place from his son, and lived there until his death in 1863. Jacob was the brother of William Holyoke (at the end of Lincoln).46.1 The house was there until 1960,46.2 but a small banquet hall was built in 1961. A garage was added in 1990, which had an airport shuttle business for a while in the late 1990s.46.3 27Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees S 46.2 Google image
- 28. #47 Gershom Rice Homestead Built in 1804, this gracious old farmhouse is on the little section of Northboro Road that ends up between McDonalds and Hannaford. The Rice family lived there for generations and had a large and prosperous farm with many cattle,47.1 and extensive apple orchards highlighted in the recent heritage festival. They once had a lovely view across the pastures and apple trees halfway to Worcester, but it is now mostly strip mall and hotels. The house still has a spacious yard and surrounding trees give privacy but impede the view somewhat. It’s fairly rare that this hipped roof Federal still has all 4 of its tall corner chimneys, and the house and rear addition appears almost the same. 28Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees Google image
- 29. #48 House of Nathan Drury or Henry Holyoke Built in 182048.1 this little red and yellow brick-end house is on Northboro Road in front of the Hampton Inn. This was the home of Nathan Drury, whose father Luke liked to sit out in the yard in his favorite chaise, and later of Henry Holyoke.48.2 Luke Drury was an important figure in Shay’s Rebellion in 1787 while living in Grafton, imprisoned and later released.48.3 The white siding, entry porch, full width dormers and paired windows on the house today contribute to a more recent look, like something built in the 1940s -- today you might not guess it’s one of the old homesteads. Its paired end chimneys and rear addition are still present but the roof line has been altered from a normal side gable to gambrel, which you can actually still see in the profile. In Bigelow’s book she used a photo instead of the painting, showing more clearly that prior to 1910 there was a swoop roof front porch48.2 similar to the one on the Abraham Howe house on Elm. 29 Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees Bigelow image 48.3 Google image
- 30. #49 Homestead of William Howe This was a tough one to find, as the initial references listed it on Maple Street.49.1 But Howe Street is just ‘off Maple’, and the house is on a corner, a few blocks behind the Design Pak lofts. William Howe is listed on an 1875 map49.2 as owning the house, and although the name William Howe is also associated with several other houses in town (and there were a number of William Howes over many generations), this house fits the best. It is also more generally associated with early owner Hezekiah Maynard, and is believed to be the earliest house still standing of the prominent Maynard family, probably built around 1739.49.3 The original house is the wing recessed to the left of the home that’s not visible from this angle in either image. The ell to the right in the painting is no longer there, but both wings show on that 1875 map. The house is hard to see from this angle now, obscured by a triple-decker built in the 1900’s. It’s recognizable, other than the removal of the back wing and one chimney, and addition of a small entry porch. Less impactful changes include shutters being removed and windows updated, and vinyl siding and sky lights have been added. 30Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees Google image
- 31. #50 Samuel Goodnow or Bartlett Homestead This historic old home is indeed one of Marlborough’s old homesteads, despite being on Rte 20 just over the town line in Northborough now. The Bartlett home of 175350.1 still retains an ‘olden days’ feel although there were some significant renovations in the early 19th century, including an added entry portico, with the window above now smaller and diamond paned. The wing was combined with the in-line barn and converted to apartments, with changes in the roofline and windows, and a large replacement barn added to the east. It still has its old circular drive – it’s a lot harder to back up a horse and wagon than a car! The painting title mentions Samuel Goodnow, who was the original land grantee, and the land was later subdivided with part going to Deacon Jonas Bartlett who built the house and farm.50.2 It was in this area that during an Indian attack, Mary Goodnow tried to flee to the garrison house but was too slow, and died. A memorial was built on this property where she was found.50.2 There’s a painting of a girl being kidnapped titled “Mary or Elizabeth Howe” in the library brochure but in Bigelow’s book it’s clearly about Elizabeth Howe not Mary. 31Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees 50.3 Google image
- 32. #51 The Grave of poor Mary Goodnow Mary Goodnow and her friend Mary Fay lived off what is now Boston Post Rd West, near the Northborough border. They were out gathering herbs on August 18, 1707 when they were attacked by Indians. Mary Fay and her children were able to escape to the Goodnow garrison house but her friend, who was lame, could not. Mary Goodnow’s scalp was found in the packs of a band of Indians a few days later and her body not long after. She was 34. She was buried on the spot50.1 and in 1889 the town of Northborough placed a marker there.50.2 It is now reachable from a footpath at Pheasant Hill development, which stretches from near Rte 20 around the west side of the buildings to the hill at back. There’s a small parking lot right to the right of the entrance driveway, and the path is usable 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. only. 32Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees Google image
- 33. #52 First Homestead of all the Rices in America The Edmund Rice built his saltbox homestead about 1643 by the spring feeding the Sudbury River near the Old Connecticut Path in southeastern Sudbury (now Wayland).52.1 Except for a short period early on, the house was in the Rice family many generations until it burned down sometime around 1912. The house was located off present-day Charena Rd. in Wayland, near the Noyes - Parris House which still stands.52.2 Based on relation to the pond and roads, it was probably one of these sites. Edmund was on of the largest landowners in Sudbury, and one of the 1656 petitioners for the settlement of Marlboro. 33Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees ? ? 52.3 Google image
- 34. #53 Homestead of Peter Rice The home of Peter Rice on Elm Street is one of the best known old houses in town, since it is the home of the Marlborough Historical Society! Built in 1688 by Peter Rice,53.1 six generations of the Rice family lived here.53.2 It retains much of its original feel, although there have been some modifications to the front entry, and a bay window and rear wing were added. It’s not clear when the side gables were boxed in – they might have been left out of the painting. The barns in the back are now gone. There was once a poem about the house, quoted in Bigelow: “Centuries ago, ‘neath the elm’s grateful shade, foundations substantial for a dwelling were laid…” 53.2 The elm could be the one in the painting, and I wonder if it might even be the one the street was named after. While it’s gone now, there’s a good sized maple. 34Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees Google image
- 35. #54 Otis Russell House When Otis Russell married Lavinia Rice, who grew up in her family’s old Peter Rice Homestead, this is where they lived at first, and 15 of their 17 children were born here.54.1 It was at the corner of Millham and the now defunct Otis Street, which once headed up towards Robin Hill. It was built sometime between the 1803 and 1835 maps (when Russell is shown as the owner)54.2 probably around the time of their marriage in 1817. The right corner had a diagonal window or side porch popular in Victorian times in Marlboro, possibly added later. It looks like the house was still present in the 1960 aerial photo,54.3 unless it was the rubble slightly closer to the corner which was a structure of some sort in 1939.54.4 A 1970 split entry raised ranch is there today, but so is the distinctive stone wall directly at the corner. 35Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees Google image
- 36. #55 Home of Joshua Rice the Constable & Collector You’ve probably all seen this home on Elm Street, between Felton and Brigham. Interesting, the first owner Joshua Rice was appointed a tax collector for the town by the General Treasurer of the Mass Bay colony in May 1699. He built the left 5 bay portion of the house in 1681 and it is believed to be the last remaining historic ‘saltbox’ in town.55.1 This would make it one of the first homes rebuilt after King Phillips War. The painting displays the rear ell more than the front 7 bay façade, and that side of the house is now obscured by shrubs and a modern ‘colonial’. However it’s clear that the exterior hasn’t changed much other than a coat of paint and removed shutters. There’s a beautiful side garden along the east ‘ell’. 36Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 This is one of the first old homesteads I noticed when I moved here years ago, the 7 bay face is just so impressive, and it’s so clearly ‘old’ that it captured my imagination. Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees Google image
- 37. #56 Caleb Brigham House Like the Drury house, this is another quiet home - one that could easily escape detection as one of the historic old homes of the town. It’s on Elm Street and they used to have relatives as neighbors, at the Jonas Brigham house across the street on the corner of Spring. Bigelow says Caleb was renowned in the area as a music teacher and virtuoso on the violin, playing for many cotillion dances! 56.1 She used a photo in her book instead of the painting, showing that at one point the house was Greek Revival style complete with wide contrasting colored 2-story bas relief pillars flanking the door. It’s not clear which look came first. In the present day, it’s amazing what the removal of chimneys and modern siding do to the apparent age, which is 213 yrs (1800). If you look closely you see the entry porch and a reduced size upstairs central window go together; the windows were common during the colonial revival period. The window was removed sometime after the mid- 1970’s.56.3 37Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees 56.1 Bigelow 56.3
- 38. #57 Homestead of Jonas Brigham Another sad story of loss. This lovely extended farmhouse was across the road from the Caleb Brigham house, at the corner of Spring and Elm until after 1960.57.1 Unfortunately in 1975 and 1976 two multi-units buildings were built in its place.57.2 The house was near the now widened street, backing up on the yellow house and stretching to the right. The large maple still standing along Elm could be one of those in the painting near the house, but there’s nothing else left. Jonas was the grandson of Ithamer Brigham,57.3 and built the house between 1803 and 1835.57.4 38Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees Google image
- 39. #58 Sligo, Ireland “Sweeping around a wide bay, the land draws nearer again, the far away blue darkening to purple and then to green and brown. The sky is cut by the outlines of the Leitrim and Sligo hills, a row of rounded peaks against the blue, growing paler and more translucent in the southern distance.” 58.1 The same-view photo in Bigelow shows the mountain profiles more clearly than the painting did.58.2 The double peak is behind the flank of another mountain. I didn’t think my chances were good, but it turns out there aren’t too many groups of islands with mountains in the background in Sligo! This is the matching topography, on a lane off the Holywell Road on the south west corner of Lough Gill. The correct view point seems to be partway up a hill, away from current roads. From this mapgoogle street view you can see the mountains match and the islands can be seen. This painting was done from higher up the hill (making the mountains appear taller) and farther to the left (making the island show closer to the mountain). Over the years the lake has silted in a bit as well, filling the shallows with reeds. 39Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees 58.1 Bigelow 58.2 Google
- 40. #59 House of Samuel Howe The identification number had fallen off this painting, at the library but I was able to determine from a reproduction in Ella Bigelow’s book59.1 that it’s the Samuel Howe House on Elm Street, near Frye. This ‘brick-ender’ was built in the 1820s at its original location at the corner of Pleasant and Elm and was actually moved west along Elm Street by 1871.59.3 It would have been painted on its current site. The ‘brick-ender’ term means that it’s a wood framed house with only the ends of brick, with chimneys built in. Aside from the loss of a chimney and addition of shutters and entry portico, the appearance of the house from this angle is little changed. The wing at back shows on the 1875 map,59.4 so it’s old as well 40Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015 Courtesy of the Marlborough Public Library Board of Trustees Google image
- 41. Bibliography for Old Homesteads of Marlborough (Ellen Carpenter Paintings) Note: This list is a bit informal - I didn’t pull out my MLS from college days - but think I’ve captured the needed info. For space and readability, I’ve abbreviated these frequently used references. • Reminiscences: Historical Reminiscences of The Early Times in Marlborough Massachusetts and Prominent Events from 1860 to 1910, Ella A. Bigelow, Times Publishing Company, Printers, 1910 • History of Marlborough: History of the Town of Marlborough, Middlesex Country, Massachusetts from its First Settlement in 1657 to 1861, with a Brief Sketch of the Town of Northborough, Charles Hudson, Press of T.B. Marvin & Son, Boston, 1862 • Form A and Form B: documents from the Massachusetts Historical Commission that reference specific buildings; they are linked on the Marlborough Historical Society website, and on Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (MACRIS) http://mhc-macris.net/towns.aspx Form B is an inventory for individual buildings, Form A covers areas of town. MRB is Marlborough, NBO is Northborough • Marlborough GIS: http://gis.marlborough-ma.gov/fl/MarlboroughMA , lot maps and aerial photos from 1960, 2000 and 2011 • Assessor's database: http://gis.vgsi.com/marlboroughma/Default.aspx is a database with all addresses in town, which I used to narrow down the destruction date of old houses, or the construction date of their replacements. • Library Brochure: April 12-17, 1976 Bicentennial Exhibition; Exhibition of Water Colors; Old Homesteads of Marlborough painted by The Late Ellen M. Carpenter of Boston Fred B Estabrook Co., Inc., reprinted by SD Visual Images, Marlborough, undated but printed 2002 or after • 1803 Map: Map of the Town of Marlborough, taken by direction of said town Oct 24th 1803 by Silas Holman Surveyor • 1835 Map: A Plan of Marlborough, Middlesex County, Mass, Surveyed by Wm. H Wood, under the direction of the Selectmen agreeably to a Resolve of the General Court passed at the Winter Session of 1829-30, published in 1935, Pendleton’s Lithography, London • 1875 Downtown Map: Marlborough, Town of Marlborough, F.W. Beers County Atlas of Middlesex Massachusetts. Published by J.B. Beers and Co. 36 Vesey Street New York, NY in 1875 • 1875 Map: Marlborough, F.W. Beers County Atlas of Middlesex Massachusetts. Published by J.B. Beers and Co. 36 Vesey Street New York, NY in 1875 • 1938-1939 USGS : US Geological Survey Aerial Photos over Marlborough MA, 12/15/1938 and 1/13/1939 41Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015
- 42. Bibliography Pg 2 Carpenter Biography, Project Summary A. Reminiscences pg v B. Conversation with Library Trustee Ray Johnson C. Carpenter biography: http://famousamericans.net/ellenmcarpenter/ D. The Marlborough Public Library 1870 to 2010; In commemoration of the 350th Anniversary of the founding of Marlborough, 2010 on marlboroughpubliclibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/library_history.pdf, pg 7 E. Reminiscences pg v F. http://bigelowsociety.com/rod/edw82477.htm G. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Philip%27s_War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Anne%27s_War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_and_Indian_War 42Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015
- 43. Bibliography Pg 3 Paintings (Each reference starts with the painting number and homestead owner name. ) For most of the paintings I included a screen shot from Google maps, adding a star indicating location. I sometimes added in street names for clarity (when the official map’s street names are out of the snip). • 30.1 Harrington: Form B-58 Capt. William Harrington House, Historical Narrative cont. 6/8/95 • 31.1 Baguley Hall: wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baguley_Hall • 31.2 Baguley Hall: Reminiscences Pg 124 • 31.3 Baguley Hall: http://bigelowsociety.com/rod/baghall.htm • 32.1 Bigelow Wedding: Reminiscences Pg 126 • 32.2 Bigelow Wedding: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Tradescant_the_Younger http://www.landofthebrave.info/colonial-clothing.htm • 32.3 Bigelow Wedding: http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h572.html http://entertainmentguide.local.com/dancing-colonial-america-5876.html http://www.kitchenmusician.net/smoke/dancing.html • 32.4 Bigelow Wedding: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_I_of_England • 33.1 J Bigelow: Form B-46 John Bigelow Homestead • 33.2 J Bigelow: Reminiscences pg 132 • 34.1 Morse Stone: Form B-59 Joseph Morse Homestead • 35.1 Newton Dadmun: Form B-22 William Newton / Dadmun Homestead • 35.2 Newton Dadmun: Form B-22 William Newton / Dadmun Homestead • 36.1 Fay: Reminiscences Pg 140 • 36.2 Fay: Reminiscences Pg 136 • 37.1 King's Highway: Form Area AJ Lake Williams Historical Narrative • 37.2 King's Highway: Reminiscences Pg 26 • 37.3 King's Highway: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_20_in_Massachusetts 43Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015
- 44. Bibliography Pg 4 • 38.1 W Gates: Form B-54 Capt. William Gates Homestead • 38.2 W Gates: Article: Metrowest Daily News - Thursday, September 21, 2000 ‘Rebuilding a Piece of City History’ (linked off historical society website: “Marlborough resident John Buczek has a large collection of information, including maps and photographs, on the history of Marlborough:” http://historicmarlborough.org/HistoriesofMarlborough.html -> http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~historyofmarlborough/vhomesgates.htm#GATES • 39.1 E Holyoke: Form B-72 Edward Holyoke Homestead • 39.2 E Holyoke: Reminiscences pg 142 • 40.1 W Holyoke: Form B-63 William Holyoke Homestead • 41.1 Barber: home sales site (link no longer up) http://property.mitula.us/detalle/1449/98444053687305679/2/1/houses- marlborough, Town site: http://www.townofdanville.org/heritage/articles/barber/text.htm • 41.2 Barber: Reminiscences pg 145 • 42.1 Martin Howe: Reminiscences Pg 147 • 42.2 Martin Howe: 1803 map • 42.3 Martin Howe: 1960 aerial • 43.1 Moses Howe: Reminiscences Pg 147 • 43.2 Martin Howe: 1960 aerial • 44.1 Felton: Reminiscences Pg 149 • 44.2 Felton: story told to me verbally by Ernie Ginnetti fall 2013 • 44.3 Felton: 1960 aerial photo • 45.1 Dunton: ‘Couple Saves, Moves Old House’, Worcester Telegram and Gazette, 8/18/1997; • 45.2 Dunton: Holden Form B-166, 90 Shrewsbury Street, address in above article of owners • 45.3 Dunton: Reminiscences Pg 34 • 45.4 Dunton: Form B-91 Samuel Brown House Historic Significance • 46.1 J Holyoke: Reminiscences Pg 156 • 46.2 J Holyoke: Assessors Database 82 Northborough Rd • 46.3 J Holyoke: 1960 aerial 80-82 Northborough Rd 44Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015
- 45. Bibliography Pg 5 • 47.1 G Rice: Reminiscences Pg 152 • 48.1 Drury Holyoke: Form A Area AL, West Marlborough • 48.2 Drury Holyoke: Bigelow's Reminiscences Pg 153 • 48.3 Drury Holyoke: Bigelow's Reminiscences image page 153 • 48.4 Drury Holyoke: http://www.bostonraremaps.com/catalogues/BRME043.HTM 49.1 W Howe: Library Brochure • 49.2 W Howe: 1875 downtown map, Marlboro, Howe Street • 49.3 W Howe: Form B MRB-78 Hezekiah Maynard Homestead • 50.1 Bartlett: Form B-NBO-57, Northborough, Deacon Jonas or Jotham Bartlett House • 50.2 Bartlett: Sketches of the Town of Northborough with the Early History of Marlborough, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by Rev. Joseph Allen pg 26 • 50.3 Bartlett: photo from the old advertising brochure for Stirrup Brook Farm inn, early 20th century http://www.delcampe.net/page/item/id,127885382,var,Advertising-Brochure-Stirrup-brook-Farm-Northboro- Massachusetts,language,E.html#tabs-1 • 51.1 Mary Goodnow: http://northborough.patch.com/groups/historic-northborough/p/mary-goodnow-burial-site_888f3af6 • 51.2 Mary Goodnow: History of Marlborough Pg 106, 333 • 52.1 First Rice: Reminiscences Pg 157 • 52.1 First Rice: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Rice_(1638), • 52.3 First Rice: mapgoogle Charena Rd Wayland MA • 53.1 P Rice: Form B MRB-42 Peter Rice Homestead • 53.2 P Rice: Reminiscences Pg 158 • 54.1 Russell: Reminiscences Pg 161 • 54.2 Russell: 1803, 1835 maps • 54.3 Russell: 1960 aerial • 54.4 Russell: 1939 aerial USGS 45Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015
- 46. Bibliography Pg 6 • 55.1 J Rice: Form B MRB-57 Joshua and Thomas Rice Homestead • 56.1 C Brigham: Reminiscences Pg 165 • 56.2 C Brigham: Form B MRB-68 Caleb Brigham Homestead • 56.3 C Brigham: MACRIS Caleb Brigham Homestead • 57.1 J Brigham Marlboro GIS aerial photos from 1960 • 57.2 J Brigham Marlborough Assessors online database for 183 Elm Street and 130 Spring Street • 57.3 J Brigham Reminiscences Pg 165 • 57.4 J Brigham 1803, 1835 maps • 58.1 Sligo: Reminiscences Pg 167 • 58.2 Sligo: Google Maps off Holywell Road, Sligo Ireland https://www.google.com/maps/@54.2433597,-8.4312069,15z • 59.1 S Howe: Reminiscences Pg 168 • 59.2 S Howe: Library Brochure painting #59 • 59.3 S Howe: Form B MRB-69 Jonah Rice, Samuel Howe House • 59.4 S Howe: 1875 map More information on the history of Marlborough, including a link to a scanned version of the Bigelow book that can be searched and read online, is at http://historicmarlborough.org/HistoriesofMarlborough.html. 46Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015
- 47. About the Author • Chandra Lothian is on the Board of Trustees of the Marlborough Historical Society. When she has time at the society, she’s an archivist, researcher, and now public speaker on local architectural history and volunteers where ever she’s needed. She is passionate about the history of place, particularly in reference to old houses. • In her normal work life, she’s a manager at McKesson Corporation, one of the largest healthcare companies in the country, where she’s worked for more than 18 years. It was called InterQual, Inc. over in Bronx Park on Rte 20 when she started, and was later acquired. Her departments interpret and research contractual data in order to get product to customers. She is responsible for the accuracy of a great quantity of detail! • Chandra works hard to balance her family and work lives with satisfying her drive to capture the physical markers of our past while they are still available. She has two children, in elementary and middle school, and her husband is a professional land surveyor. Chandra credits him with pointing her to research resources and maps! She’s always loved history, art, photography, and old houses and this project blends all of them! 47 Old Homesteads 1b - Chandra Lothian 2015