Address: 19 Blackledge Road
Contemporary Building Name: Patricia Daigle House
Historic Building Name: Toll House?
Present Use: Two Family Residence
Historic Use: Toll House
Architectural Style: Vernacular
Date Constructed: 1900 (Accessor), 1780-1820 (Baber)
Description: The building has a five bay facade which is perpendicular to Blackledge Road. The center doorway is nondescript. Windows are generally large 6/6 double hung sash. The corners of the main facade have fluted pilasters topped with square blocks. These do not appear to be original. The structure underwent structural repairs in 1991 due to insect damage.
Significance: The structure is rumored to be an old toll house. Blackledge Road was once known at the Willimantic Road and part of the historic "highway" network. A 1855 map depicts a toll house in the vicinity. A 1929 map depicts the property as being owned by Chris S. Christensen but no house location is given. Property owners in the immediate vicinity were Wm. W. Hall and Geo. W. Buell. A 1955 map of property belonging to Roland O. Bricault also depicts an old foundation on the property.
Sources: Baber, David. Capitol Region Council of Governments Historic Resource Survey of Marlborough, 1978.
Ransom, David. Historic and Architectural Resources Survey, Town of Marlborough, Connecticut. April 1998.
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Address: 10 Blackledge Road
Contemporary Building Name: 10 Blackledge Road
Historic Building Name:
Present Use: Residence
Historic Use: Farmhouse
Architectural style: Greek Revival
Date constructed: 1845 (Baber), 1862 (Assessor)
Description: The house consists of a two-story pedimented gable end facing the street flanked by a one-story long wing to the south and a one-story small ell to the north. The front of the two-story principal block has four bays, arranged in a 2-2 rhythm, without doorway. Windows are 6-over-6. Corners of the building are defined by paneled pilasters. The deeply recessed pediment features a central vertical 6-over-6 window under wide frieze and molded cornice. In the surrounding tympanum the clapboard pattern is chevron-shaped. Front entrance is though the one-story wing to the south. This 24' x 16' segment therefore may be part of the original house. Like the main block, it has a central brick chimney. A 1923 addition reference by the Assessor's field card may be the extension of he wing or the ell to the north. The property consists of nine acres, probably representing the remaining portion of a farm parcel.
Significance: 10 Blackledge Road is significant architecturally because it is a fine example of the Greek Revival style, will-maintained and in a good state of preservation, with unusual features. The unusual features include the four-bay arrangement of the front elevation, the absence of a front door, and the presence of the vertical highly articulated pediment window. Its surrounding diagonal boarding also is seldom found. The distinctive size, orientation, and entablature of the attic window may be a favored Marlborough treatment. See also 23-25 Blish Road.
Sources: Baber, David. Capitol Region Council of Governments Historic Resource Survey of Marlborough, 1978.
Ransom, David. Historic and Architectural Resources Survey, Town of Marlborough, Connecticut. April 1998.
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