Address: 14 Jones Hollow Road
Contemporary Building Name: 14 Jones Hollow Road
Historic Building Name: E. F. Jones House
Present Use: N/A
Historic Use: Residential
Architectural style: Greek Revival / vernacular
Date constructed: c. 1850 (Ransom), 1880 (Assessor)
Description: 14 Jones Hollow Road is an L-shaped building consisting of a principal block with gable end to the street, to the north, and a wing set back on the south. In the two-bay gable end of the main block facing the street (front elevation), there are two 2-over-2 windows, off set to the north, at both first and second floors, under a horizontal six-pane attic window. Wide corner boards define the corners of the house, but there is no cornice and the eaves do not return. The wing is protected by a shed-roofed porch supported by square posts with diagonal brackets. The wing has a central door flanked by 2-over-2 windows and a second door at its north, which opens into the main block. There are two wall dormers above the porch which break through the eaves of the main roof. Each dormer has a 2-over-2 window. A chimney rises from the rear of the main block and the south end of the wing.
Significance: 14 Jones hollow Road probably was not built all at one time. The rectangular attic window suggests a time of origin toward the end of the Greek Revival era, but the two-bay gable end, without door, is unusual, as is the fact the two bays are not centered. It may be that the house originally had a one-story wing that was changed to 1 1/2 stories by raising the roof and adding the wall dormers, which are an unusual feature in Marlborough. The wall dormers and the 2-over-2 windows are late-19th century features. It may be that the Assessor's date of 1880 marks the introduction of these alterations. The conjecture on how the house grew could be informed by examination of basement walls and attic framing. The 1855 map identifies a house at approximately this location with the name E. F. Jones, one of the many Joneses who lived on Jones Hollow Road.
Sources: Ransom, David. Historical and Architectural Resources Survey, Town of Marlborough, Connecticut. April 1998.
Notes: House was torn down sometime between 1998 and 2004. A new Professional Building (doctor office) and Emergency Medical facility was built on this site.