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2005-
modest Colonial Revival style house built in 1927 for George and Jennie Booth. This house is a fine example of the so-called "Cape Cod" variant of the Colonial Revival style. Like the much larger and more elaborate Blodgett House (AHI #0055554), it too has a rectilinear plan, a symmetrically designed three-bay main facade, a centered main entrance sheltered by an entrance porch that supports a classically derived cornice, and it is also sheltered by a gable roof that features returned eaves and three gable-roofed dormers that, in this case, face east onto Quentin Ave. The Booth house, however, is only-one-and-one-half stories in height, it is sided in wood shingles, and it is only a fraction of the size of its much larger neighbor. Nevertheless, this design has been executed with as much knowledge and built with as much care as its larger neighbor and the two houses, seen together, are excellent examples of the variety that was possible within the framework of the Colonial Revival style.
George Booth was the President of the Booth-Campbell Retail Lumber Co. when his fine house was built. Since then, the small original garage has just recently been replaced with a much larger one that is connected to the house by a breezeway, but great care was taken to ensure that the new additions would be compatible with the original house and the result is an excellent evocation of the connected house and outbuildings found in New England.
04/29/15: Marilyn Hardacre, the first woman mayor of Marshfield from 1978 to 1986, lived here for some time.
National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings
HI137642
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