Map Name: Marlborough Mills
Date of map: 1869
Description: Inset from colored map of Marlborough, showing businesses, schools and districts, and homes. The inset shows the Marlborough Mills area in the north end of the town.
Sources: Collection of the Marlborough Historical Society
Notes: Original map taken from, “Atlas of Hartford City and County: with a map of Connecticut, from actual surveys”. Baker & Tilden, 1869.

Route 2 follows the path of two 19th-century turnpikes: the Hartford and New London, dating from 1800, and the Colchester and Norwich, dating from 1805. These turnpikes collected tolls for about 50 years.

Route 2 had several names in the 20th century, including NE-17. But, it was during the 1950s, when construction began to make Route 2 into the highway it is today.

In Marlborough, Route 2 once ran through the center of town, with North and South Main Streets. The new highway would run just to the east of the center, and include several on and off ramps to access Marlborough. The new Route 2 would run through the "Ten Curves" or "Dark Hollow" area of Marlborough. The curves were straightened, but parts of the original road can still be seen at times in the brush.

The road was completed in sections, with
# Route 17 to West Road, Marlborough, completed Oct. 15, 1964. Portions were only 2 lanes wide, though.
# West Road to Route 66 completed in 1966
# Route 66 to South Main St (exit 15) completed in 1964
# South Main St to Prospect Hill Road (near exit 17), Colchester completed in 1959.

One of the oddities of Route 2 that Marlborough can claim is the absence of Exit 14. Supposedly, it was to create a Route 66 bypass around the center of Marlborough. When it became too cost prohibitive, the idea was abandoned.

Sources: http://www.kurumi.com/roads/ct/ct2.html

Route 2 follows the path of two 19th-century turnpikes: the Hartford and New London, dating from 1800, and the Colchester and Norwich, dating from 1805. These turnpikes collected tolls for about 50 years.

Route 2 had several names in the 20th century, including NE-17. But, it was during the 1950s, when construction began to make Route 2 into the highway it is today.

In Marlborough, Route 2 once ran through the center of town, with North and South Main Streets. The new highway would run just to the east of the center, and include several on and off ramps to access Marlborough. The new Route 2 would run through the "Ten Curves" or "Dark Hollow" area of Marlborough. The curves were straightened, but parts of the original road can still be seen at times in the brush.

The road was completed in sections, with
# Route 17 to West Road, Marlborough, completed Oct. 15, 1964. Portions were only 2 lanes wide, though.
# West Road to Route 66 completed in 1966
# Route 66 to South Main St (exit 15) completed in 1964
# South Main St to Prospect Hill Road (near exit 17), Colchester completed in 1959.

One of the oddities of Route 2 that Marlborough can claim is the absence of Exit 14. Supposedly, it was to create a Route 66 bypass around the center of Marlborough. When it became too cost prohibitive, the idea was abandoned.

Sources: http://www.kurumi.com/roads/ct/ct2.html

Address: 127 Chapman Road
Contemporary Building Name: 127 Chapman Road
Historic Building Name: Ryan House, Shevchenko House
Present Use: Residential
Historic Use: Farmhouse
Architectural style: Colonial
Date constructed: 1716 (Realtor), 1955 (Assessor
Description: 127 Chapman Road is a two and a half story, center chimney colonial with a gable roof. The five bay front facade includes 6-over-9 windows. Sidelights flank both sides of the front door. It includes wide chestnut floorboards and a massive stone fireplace. The four bedrooms are proportional, with a front stairway from the front hall, and a back stairway from the kitchen. It currently sits on 75 acres with outbuildings.
Significance: 127 Chapman Road was moved from School Drive when the Elmer Thienes School was built. It was restored in 1955, and attempted to use as much original material as possible. Since it moved and was restored, the assessor shows it's construction date as 1955, and therefore was not included in the 1978 and 1998 historic structure surveys.
Sources: Hartford Courant, Real Estate Section G, September 8, 2006. pp. G4-G5.
Notes: Joseph Giggey, member of the now defunct Marlborough Historical Society noted that this house was moved from School Drive, and that it was known as the Ryan House. The photo was taken c. 1900. Since it was moved from its original location, was probably another reason it was not included on surveys. However, it should be included in the 1935 survey done by the Federal Writers' Project (notation below.)
Keith, Elmer D., director. Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers’ Project, Census of Old of Distinctive Buildings in the State of Connecticut. c. 1935.

Address: 127 Chapman Road
Contemporary Building Name: 127 Chapman Road
Historic Building Name: Ryan House, Shevchenko House
Present Use: Residential
Historic Use: Farmhouse
Architectural style: Colonial
Date constructed: 1716 (Realtor), 1955 (Assessor
Description: 127 Chapman Road is a two and a half story, center chimney colonial with a gable roof. The five bay front facade includes 6-over-9 windows. Sidelights flank both sides of the front door. It includes wide chestnut floorboards and a massive stone fireplace. The four bedrooms are proportional, with a front stairway from the front hall, and a back stairway from the kitchen. It currently sits on 75 acres with outbuildings.
Significance: 127 Chapman Road was moved from School Drive when the Elmer Thienes School was built. It was restored in 1955, and attempted to use as much original material as possible. Since it moved and was restored, the assessor shows it's construction date as 1955, and therefore was not included in the 1978 and 1998 historic structure surveys.
Sources: Hartford Courant, Real Estate Section G, September 8, 2006. pp. G4-G5.
Notes: Joseph Giggey, member of the now defunct Marlborough Historical Society noted that this house was moved from School Drive, and that it was known as the Ryan House. Since it was moved from its original location, was probably another reason it was not included on surveys. However, it should be included in the 1935 survey done by the Federal Writers' Project (notation below.)
Keith, Elmer D., director. Works Progress Administration, Federal Writers’ Project, Census of Old of Distinctive Buildings in the State of Connecticut. c. 1935.