23-25 Blish road
Address: 23-25 Blish Road
Contemporary Building Name: 23-25 Blish Road
Historic Building Name: Blish Homestead
Present Use: 2-family residence
Historic Use: Farmhouse
Architectural style: Greek Revival
Date constructed: 1866 (Assessor)
Description: The two-bay pedimented gable end of the Blish Homestead is toward the street. Windows are 6-over-6, except in the tympanum. Window surrounds are flat, with splayed lintels which, in the second floor, abut and merge with a wide frieze which encircles the house at the roof line. There are plain corner boards rather than pilasters. Entrance is through a 7-foot shed-roofed recessed open porch to the south. The central 6-over-6 window in the pediment is thoroughly articulated with flanking pilasters under wide frieze and small gabled pediment (see also 10 Blackledge Road). The tympanum is covered with flush boarding. A central chimney rises from the ridge. The rood of the 25-foot first section of the one-story ell is lower than the main roof. There is a chimney in the rear wall. A second 16-foot one-story section of the ell has a higher roof line.
Significance: The Blish Homestead is significant architecturally because it is a good example of the Greek Revival style with unusual features. The bold simple massing, gable end to street, frieze, and other detailing are consistent with the style. The presence of only two bays and no doorway in the front of the main block are out of the ordinary as is the pediment's vertical window with fully expressed surround. Both these elements are also found at 10 Blackledge Road. The site is distinguished by its landscape architecture. The unusual long length and massive stone blocks of the front retaining wall dominate the view of the house. The wall, the elevated position of the building behind the wall, and the related scenic view to the west combine to create a desirable setting that may be unique in Marlborough.
Sources: Baber, David. Capitol Region Council of Governments Historic Resource Survey, 1978.
Ransom, David. Historic and Architectural Resources Survey, Town of Marlborough, Connecticut. April 1998.
Notes:
Posted on May 3, 2007 11:55 AM
Contemporary Building Name: 23-25 Blish Road
Historic Building Name: Blish Homestead
Present Use: 2-family residence
Historic Use: Farmhouse
Architectural style: Greek Revival
Date constructed: 1866 (Assessor)
Description: The two-bay pedimented gable end of the Blish Homestead is toward the street. Windows are 6-over-6, except in the tympanum. Window surrounds are flat, with splayed lintels which, in the second floor, abut and merge with a wide frieze which encircles the house at the roof line. There are plain corner boards rather than pilasters. Entrance is through a 7-foot shed-roofed recessed open porch to the south. The central 6-over-6 window in the pediment is thoroughly articulated with flanking pilasters under wide frieze and small gabled pediment (see also 10 Blackledge Road). The tympanum is covered with flush boarding. A central chimney rises from the ridge. The rood of the 25-foot first section of the one-story ell is lower than the main roof. There is a chimney in the rear wall. A second 16-foot one-story section of the ell has a higher roof line.
Significance: The Blish Homestead is significant architecturally because it is a good example of the Greek Revival style with unusual features. The bold simple massing, gable end to street, frieze, and other detailing are consistent with the style. The presence of only two bays and no doorway in the front of the main block are out of the ordinary as is the pediment's vertical window with fully expressed surround. Both these elements are also found at 10 Blackledge Road. The site is distinguished by its landscape architecture. The unusual long length and massive stone blocks of the front retaining wall dominate the view of the house. The wall, the elevated position of the building behind the wall, and the related scenic view to the west combine to create a desirable setting that may be unique in Marlborough.
Sources: Baber, David. Capitol Region Council of Governments Historic Resource Survey, 1978.
Ransom, David. Historic and Architectural Resources Survey, Town of Marlborough, Connecticut. April 1998.
Notes:
Posted on May 3, 2007 11:55 AM