In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. The survey was funded half by the Sippican Historical Society and half by the Massachusetts Historical Commission. Due to the limits of funding, not all of the historic buildings were surveyed, but over 100 were catalogued and photographed. The results of the survey are in digital form on the Massachusetts Historical Commission’s website and in four binders in the Sippican Historical Society’s office (and at the Marion Town Clerk’s office).
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. The Sippican Historical Society will preview one building a week so that the residents of Marion can understand more about its unique historical architecture.
This installment features 456 Point Road. The house at 456 Point Road was built between 1898 and 1903. It ranks among the finest examples of the Shingle Style in Marion. An extensive lawn sweeps westward to Blankinship and Planting Island Coves. This house was probably designed by Coolidge and Carlson, the Boston architectural firm that was responsible for a number of Shingle Style houses bordering West Drive in Marion. This home was built for Mrs. F.C. Bowditch.
