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.
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