Address: 351 South Main Street
Contemporary Building Name: 351 South Main Street
Historic Building Name: Carrier House
Present Use: Residential
Historic Use: Residential
Architectural style: Georgian
Date constructed: 1780-1820 (Baber), 1730 (Assessor)
Description: The five bays in the front elevation of the Carrier House are arranged in a 2-1-2 rhythm. The molded front door surround features an eared architrave. Windows are 6-over-6. The main block of the house appears to be one room deep. Twin chimneys are just inside the end elevations. The large ell, under gambrel roof, is reported to be the original part of the house. Windows in the ell are 6-over-6. The property consists of 11 acres.
Significance: The Carrier House main block is a good example of a Georgian house (post 1750), so designated because of the twin chimneys, the central hallway they imply, and the classical detailing of the front doorway. The gambrel-roofed ell is said to be earlier. The siting of the house high on a bank protected by two-level stone retaining walls is dramatic. The 1855 map shows the name A. Carrier at about this location, while in the 1869 atlas the name is J. Carrier.
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.
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