43 Hodge Road
Address: 43 Hodge Road
Contemporary Building Name: 43 Hodge Road
Historic Building Name: A. Huntley House
Present Use: Residential
Historic Use: Residential
Architectural style: Greek Revival
Date constructed: 1840 (Baber)
Description: The doorway is recessed in the easternmost of three bays in the front elevation, which has gable end toward the street in the temple mode of the Greek Revival style. The door, which is approached by a large stone block, is flanked by narrow four-paned sidelights and plain pilasters under a transom of four narrow panes. A frieze and well-molded cornice surmount the transom. Above, the eaves of the main roof return briefly. The horizontal window in the gable end is glazed with paired vertical muntins and high and low single horizontal muntins. Fascias run below the raking eaves. On the side elevations there are two 6-over-6 windows at each floor and a fascia or frieze under the eaves. The ell is almost as large as the main block.
Significance: On the 1869 atlas the house is associated with the name A. Huntley. It is a good example of the Greek Revival style because of the proportions and mass, which are simple, bold, and well-related to one another without being overpowering. Some excellent specific Greek Revival features remain, such as the recessed doorway, the unusually narrow side and transom lights, and the attic window with characteristic plaid glazing. Other details appear to have been lost to the siding, possibly including corner pilasters and main cornice and frieze. The frieze continues in place on the side elevations.
Sources: Baber, David. Capitol Region Council of Governments Historic Resource Survey of Marlborough, 1978.
Ransom, David. Historical and Architectural Resources Survey, Town of Marlborough, Connecticut. April 1998.
Notes:
Posted on May 10, 2007 2:41 PM
Contemporary Building Name: 43 Hodge Road
Historic Building Name: A. Huntley House
Present Use: Residential
Historic Use: Residential
Architectural style: Greek Revival
Date constructed: 1840 (Baber)
Description: The doorway is recessed in the easternmost of three bays in the front elevation, which has gable end toward the street in the temple mode of the Greek Revival style. The door, which is approached by a large stone block, is flanked by narrow four-paned sidelights and plain pilasters under a transom of four narrow panes. A frieze and well-molded cornice surmount the transom. Above, the eaves of the main roof return briefly. The horizontal window in the gable end is glazed with paired vertical muntins and high and low single horizontal muntins. Fascias run below the raking eaves. On the side elevations there are two 6-over-6 windows at each floor and a fascia or frieze under the eaves. The ell is almost as large as the main block.
Significance: On the 1869 atlas the house is associated with the name A. Huntley. It is a good example of the Greek Revival style because of the proportions and mass, which are simple, bold, and well-related to one another without being overpowering. Some excellent specific Greek Revival features remain, such as the recessed doorway, the unusually narrow side and transom lights, and the attic window with characteristic plaid glazing. Other details appear to have been lost to the siding, possibly including corner pilasters and main cornice and frieze. The frieze continues in place on the side elevations.
Sources: Baber, David. Capitol Region Council of Governments Historic Resource Survey of Marlborough, 1978.
Ransom, David. Historical and Architectural Resources Survey, Town of Marlborough, Connecticut. April 1998.
Notes:
Posted on May 10, 2007 2:41 PM
54 Hodge Road
Address: 54 Hodge Road
Contemporary Building Name: 54 Hodge Road
Historic Building Name: Hodge House; W. I. Hills House
Present Use: Residential
Historic Use: Residential
Architectural style: Colonial
Date constructed: 1780-1820 (Baber), 1700 (Assessor)
Description: The broad front elevation of the low house is divided into five bays with central door, whose surround is covered by the asbestos siding, and 6-over-6 sash. Small rectangular windows are located under the eaves in each bay. A partial shed dormer occupies the center of the front roof slope, with a slender chimney rising behind it. A second exterior chimney is on the north side elevation.
Significance: Since the name of the road is Hodge and the name of the owner of the house is Hodge, it is presumed that the Hodge family has lived here for generations, but the 1869 atlas may associate the property with the name W. I. Hills. The house is old, as evidenced by the low windows located close under the eaves on the north side elevation, which suggest that the Assessor's date of 1700 may be reasonably accurate. A house on the 1869 atlas carrying the name W. I. Hills may be the Hodge House, but on the map it appears to be too far north. In addition to having the features of the eaves windows, the house is significant for its large size (35 feet in breadth), and the fact that it has not been added onto, having no ell, no wing. The chief alteration has been the addition of the front shed dormer. Some trim details may still be in place under the siding.
Sources: Baber, David. Capitol Region Council of Governments Historic Resource Survey of Marlborough, 1978.
Ransom, David. Historical and Architectural Resources Survey, Town of Marlborough, Connecticut. April 1998.
Notes:
Posted on May 10, 2007 2:48 PM
Contemporary Building Name: 54 Hodge Road
Historic Building Name: Hodge House; W. I. Hills House
Present Use: Residential
Historic Use: Residential
Architectural style: Colonial
Date constructed: 1780-1820 (Baber), 1700 (Assessor)
Description: The broad front elevation of the low house is divided into five bays with central door, whose surround is covered by the asbestos siding, and 6-over-6 sash. Small rectangular windows are located under the eaves in each bay. A partial shed dormer occupies the center of the front roof slope, with a slender chimney rising behind it. A second exterior chimney is on the north side elevation.
Significance: Since the name of the road is Hodge and the name of the owner of the house is Hodge, it is presumed that the Hodge family has lived here for generations, but the 1869 atlas may associate the property with the name W. I. Hills. The house is old, as evidenced by the low windows located close under the eaves on the north side elevation, which suggest that the Assessor's date of 1700 may be reasonably accurate. A house on the 1869 atlas carrying the name W. I. Hills may be the Hodge House, but on the map it appears to be too far north. In addition to having the features of the eaves windows, the house is significant for its large size (35 feet in breadth), and the fact that it has not been added onto, having no ell, no wing. The chief alteration has been the addition of the front shed dormer. Some trim details may still be in place under the siding.
Sources: Baber, David. Capitol Region Council of Governments Historic Resource Survey of Marlborough, 1978.
Ransom, David. Historical and Architectural Resources Survey, Town of Marlborough, Connecticut. April 1998.
Notes:
Posted on May 10, 2007 2:48 PM