24 Marlborough Street
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24 Marlborough was built ca. 1863 for the Thorndike Estate, one of five contiguous houses (22-24-26-28-30 Marlborough) built for them at the same time. By 1865, 24 Marlborough was the home of Dr. Charles Gideon Putnam, a physician and obstetrician, and his wife, Elizabeth Cabot (Jackson) Putnam. He is shown as the owner on the 1874 Hopkins map. Their adult children -- Dr. Charles Pickering Putnam, Dr. James Jackson Putnam, Elizabeth Putnam, and Anna Putnam -- lived with them. His sister, Louisa (Putnam) Peabody, the widow of Joseph Augustus Peabody, lived next door, at 26 Marlborough. Charles and Elizabeth Putnam both died in February of 1875. Soon thereafter, their children commissioned a new home at 63 Marlborough, designed by their first cousin, architect J. Pickering Putnam, where they moved in about 1876. They continued to own 24 Marlborough and lease it to others: The Heirs of C. G. Putnam are shown as the owners on the 1883 and 1888 Bromley maps. By 1877, 24 Marlborough was leased by Dr. George Brune Shattuck and his wife, Amalia (Schutte) Shattuck. He was a physician and editor of the Boston Medical and Surgical Journal. They continued to live at 24 Marlborough in 1889, but had moved to 183 Beacon Street by 1892. By 1890, 24 Marlborough was occupied by several single men, either as a shared home or as a lodging house. Longer-term residents included: Laurence Minot (from 1890 through 1901); Charles M. Cabot (from 1890 through 1893); George E. Cabot (from 1890 through 1894, and again in 1899); attorney Bradley Webster Palmer (from about 1892 through 1906); Ralph E. Forbes (from about 1892 through 1901); Elliot C. Lee (from about 1894 through 1898); Dr. G. W. W. Brewster (from about 1897 through 1902); Laurence H. H. Johnson (from about 1897 through 1900 and again in 1903); Philip Cabot (from 1898 through 1902); and wool merchant Lesly Augustin Johnson (from 1901 through 1906). In 1906, the six residents of 24 Marlborough were George Atkinson, Jr., Russell G. Fessendon, Louis Adams Frothingham (who served as Lt. Governor in 1909-1911), Lesly Augustin Johnson, John S. Lawrence, and Bradley W. Palmer. By 1907, all six had moved to 140 Beacon Street. By 1907, 24 Marlborough was the home (and probably the medical offices) of Dr. Louis T. Wilson. He probably leased the house from Dr. Paul Thorndike and his wife, Rachel (Sherman) Thorndike, who owned and lived at 22 Marlborough. Rachel Thorndike is shown as the owner of 1908 and 1917 Bromley maps. The Thorndikes appear to have maintained 24 Marlborough as a combination of medical offices and a lodging house. Dr. Wilson continued to live (and probably maintain his medical offices) at 24 Marlborough in 1909. By 1910, 24 Marlborough was the home and medical office of Dr. Daniel F. Mahoney, a physician. He continued to live and maintain his practice there in 1913. By 1915, it was the home of Richard Bryant Hobart, a shoe salesman, and Robert G. McClung. Dr. Mahoney no longer lived at 22 Marlborough, but continued to maintain his office there until about 1916. Rachel Thorndike died in 1919, but she continued to be shown as the owner of both 22 and 24 Marlborough on the 1928 Bromley map. Richard Hobart and Robert McClung continued to live at 24 Marlborough in 1928. By 1920, they had been joined by Richard Hobart's brother, Philip, a bond salesman. Other lodgers also were listed occasionally in the Blue Books. Robert McClung no longer was listed there in the 1929 Blue Book, and it remained the home of Richard and Philip Hobart. By 1932, they had been joined by Paul and Rachel Thorndike's son, Dr. William Tecumseh Sherman Thorndike, and his wife. In 1933, Richard Hobart no longer was listed there in the Blue Books, but it continued to be he home of the Thorndikes and Philip Hobart. By 1934, only Dr. Thorndike continued to be listed there in the Blue Books: both Mrs. Thorndike and Philip Hobart were no longer listed. Dr. Thorndike continued to live (and probably maintain his medical office) there in 1937, and possibly later. Mabel C. Welsh is shown as the owner of 22 and 24 Marlborough on the 1938 Bromley map. By 1939, both houses were owned by Charles A. Sherwin and his wife, Alfreda (Stoddard) Sherwin. They operated them as lodging houses and also may have lived at 22 Marlborough. They continued to own 22 and 24 Marlborough in 1946. By 1954, 22 and 24 Marlborough were owned by The Work of God, Inc. In June of 1954, they combined the properties, cut an opening between them on the third floor, and converted them from lodging houses into a dormitory and chapel. They continued to be located at 22-24 Marlborough in 1973. By 1975, 22-24 Marlborough were owned by Winthrop Financial Company. Winthrop Financial remodeled the buildings into eight apartments, and in August of 1976, it converted the apartments into eight condominiums.
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