10 Marlborough Street

10 Marlborough Street

10 Marlborough Street was designed by Little and Browne, architects, and built in 1905-1906 by Mitchell & Sutherland, builders, as the home of banker Arthur Perry and his wife, Emma Amelia (Foster) Perry.  He is shown as the owner on the original building permit application, dated December 15, 1905 (and granted January 17, 1906), and on the 1908, 1917, and 1928 Bromley maps.

They continued to live there the rest of their lives.  They also maintained a summer residence in Nahant.

Arthur Perry died in November of 1930, and Emma Perry died in November of 1931.  Miss Clara Browning, Emma Perry's niece, lived with them from 1910 until Emma Perry's death.

By 1933, 10 Marlborough was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Francis H. Boyle, who probably leased the house from the Perry estate.  They continued to live there 1935.

By 1937, it had become the home of Arthur Perry, Jr., an investment banker, and his wife, Rebecca (Hutton) Perry.  In 1930, they had lived in Dover.  Arthur Perry is shown as the owner on the 1938 Bromley map.

The house subsequently changed hands and, as of 2007, remained a single-family dwelling.

When it was built in 1905-1906, 10 Marlborough replaced a townhouse at the same address built ca. 1864 as the home of merchant and banker William Thomas and his wife, Cornelia (Bangs) Thomas.  William Thomas died in June of 1872, and Cornelia Thomas continued to live there in 1876, but moved soon thereafter to a new home she had built at 86 Commonwealth Avenue.

By 1879, 10 Marlborough was the home of John Murray Glidden and his wife, Anna Maria (Warren) Glidden.  In 1877, they had lived at 107 Marlborough.

John Glidden was a partner in his father's shipping firm of Glidden & Williams, a major owner of clipper ships operating between Boston and San Francisco.  After the firm was dissolved in 1877, he became a commission merchant and also was president of the Pacific Guano Company.

The Gliddens continued to live there in 1882, but by 1884 had moved to 82 Marlborough.

By 1885, 10 Marlborough was the home of attorney George Wigglesworth and his wife, Mary Catherine (Dixwell) Wigglesworth.  He is shown as the owner on the 1888 Bromley map.  They continued to live there in 1892.

During the 1893-1894 winter season, it was the home of Frank and Teresa (Lovering) Merriam. They owned and usually lived at 183 Commonwealth Avenue , but in 1894 George and Ellen (Touzalin) Nickerson were living there.  By 1895, the Merriams had moved back to 183 Commonwealth Avenue.