Address: 9A-9D South Main Street
Contemporary Building Name: Doug’s Barber Shop
Historic Building Name: Buell Farmhouse
Present Use: Mixed commercial offices, barber shop and apartments
Historic Use: Farmhouse
Architectural style: Vernacular / Greek Revival
Date constructed: c. 1820 (Baber)
Description: The main block has a two-story, three-bay front-facing pedimented, gable end. The doorway is off center with a modern door. Windows are vinyl 6-over-6 double hung sash. There is a one-story wing to the north which is the barber shop and has large picture windows. There is large two-story addition to the south which also has large modern picture windows.
Significance: Although much of the architectural significance is lost, and element of the Greek Revival architectural style is visible in the front facing gable. Historically, the building and surrounding lands belonged to Robert T. Buell. The Buell’s were an early and prominent family in Marlborough. Colonel Elisha Buell owned and operated the Marlborough Tavern which is located across the street and was also a blacksmith. The 1869 atlas depicts an E.C. Warner, blacksmith, as residing in a structure in this vicinity. He also was a post master.
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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