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. In 1998, the Sippican Historical Society commissioned an architectural survey of Marion’s historic homes and buildings. Over 100 were cataloged and photographed. SHS will feature one building a week so that the residents of Marion can understand more about its unique historical architecture.
This week we feature 24 West Drive. The northernmost house on West Drive was built for Charles W. Leonard. The house was designed by Coolidge and Carlson. Leonard was a prosperous proprietor of a woolens business called Holden, Leonard, and Company. Leonard, a resident of Newtonville for many years, is last listed as a Marion summer resident in the 1910-1911 Wareham directory.
