In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. The survey was funded one-half by the Sippican Historical Society and one-half by the Massachusetts Historical Commission. Due to the limits of funding, not all of the historic buildings were surveyed, but over 100 were catalogued and photographed. The results of the survey are in digital form on the Massachusetts Historical Commission’s website and in four binders in the Sippican Historical Society’s office (and at the Marion Town Clerk’s office).
Marion (Old Rochester) is one of the oldest towns in the United States, and the Sippican Historical Society maintains an extensive collection of documentation on its historic buildings. The Sippican Historical Society will preview one building a week so that the residents of Marion can understand more about its unique historical architecture.
This installment features 29 Cottage Street. The clapboard- and wooden shingle-clad William Kelly House at 29 Cottage Street is an example of a towered Queen Anne house from c. 1890s. It also incorporates the Shingle (gambrel profiles), Colonial Revival (porch elements), and Palladian (attic window) styles. Capt. William Kelley lived here until c. 1905.
