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 62 Creek Road. Linking Wareham Road (Route 6) with Point Road, the path of Creek Road crosses Jenney’s Creek midway between these thoroughfares. The home at 62 Creek Road is a good example of the Greek Revival and Italianate cottages commonly built between the 1840s and 1870s. This home was built between 1855 and 1879 for Ellen and James H. Marvel. He was a farmer from 1870 to 1926.
