Marion (Old Rochester) is one of the oldest towns in the United States, and the Sippican Historical Society maintains an extensive collection of documentation on its historic buildings. In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. Over 100 were cataloged and photographed. SHS will feature one building a week so that the residents of Marion can understand more about its unique historical architecture.
This installment features 35 Pleasant Street. The home at 35 Pleasant Street is a compact, early 1900s Queen Anne residence that was carved from an enormous tract of land owned by salt industry entrepreneur Ebenezer Holmes. The Holmes’s land extended eastward from Pleasant to Front Street and from the backlot lines of house lots bordering Pitcher Street, almost as far south as Allen Street.
