The 350th Anniversary Historic Homes Tour and Tea
The350th Anniversary Historic Homes Tour and Tea took place on June 13, 2010, during Marlborough's anniversary weekend.The Tour provided a look inside homes representing the history of Marlborough, from The Peter Rice Homestead (1688) and farm houses from the 1700s with fireplaces for cooking, wide plank floors, and hand-hewn beams, to a Victorian home from the 1800s with intricate painting and Eastlake hardware and a charming cape built in 1920. Each house and owner has a story to tell.
In addition, there was a Tea in the Peter Rice Homestead, with tarts, coffee cakes, muffins, shortbread, biscotti, and tea cakes, and the music of a classical string duo.
The Brigham House (c. 1889)
10 Stevens Street
The Stow Homestead (c. 1713)
33 Spoonhill Avenue
The Samuel Witt House (c. 1780)
787 Concord Road
The Deacon Mathias Rice House (c. 1731)
740 Hemenway
Moved from Northborough 1976
Rebuilt
1978 - 1981
Destroyed
by fire 1981
Rebuilt
again
The Grant Wheat House (1920)
21 Ellis Avenue
The Peter Rice Homestead (1688)
377 Elm Street
On the North side of Elm Street, just East of the 495 overpass
On the North side of Elm Street, just East of the 495 overpass
Our thanks to the homeowners and our corporate sponsor
Our thanks to the owners
who made a big commitment
to historic preservation and who opened their homes on to
support historic preservation and the work of the Marlborough
Historical Society.
And our thanks to our corporate sponsor, ScrubaDub, for their financial support.
All proceeds benefit the preservation efforts of the Marlborough Historical Society.