7 Marlborough Street
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7 Marlborough Street was built ca. 1863, one of three contiguous houses (3-5-7 Marlborough) that form a symmetrical composition with a single entrance porch. 7 Marlborough was built as the home of stationer John Sewall Hooper and his wife Maria Louisa (Barnes) Hooper. In 1862, they had lived at 36 Boylston Street. The Hoopers' son, attorney Sewall Henry Hooper, lived with them. He was married in June of 1888 to Annie Heywood Lord, and they continued to live at 7 Marlborough with his parents. Maria Hooper died in April of 1891, and John S. Hooper died in March of 1900. Sewall Henry Hooper and Annie Hooper continued to live at 7 Marlborough until about 1911. They also maintained a home in Hingham. The house was not listed in the 1913 and 1915 Blue Books. By 1917, 7 Marlborough was the home of Dr. Martin Edwards and his wife, Ethel. He was a physician and also maintained his medical office at the house. He is shown as the owner on the 1917 Bromley map. By 1920, the Edwards were living in Wayland (where they appear to have maintained their primary residence) and 7 Marlborough was the home of attorney John Lothrop Motley and his wife, Nancy (Barton) Motley. They had been married in January of 1918 and 7 Marlborough may have been their first home together. Prior to his marriage, he had lived at 22 Commonwealth Avenue with his mother, Mrs. Eleanor (Warren) Motley, the widow of Thomas Motley. By mid-1922, the Motleys had purchased and moved to 151 Beacon Street, and 7 Marlborough was once again the home of Dr. and Mrs. Edwards. In June of 1923, Dr. Edwards received permission to remodel the walls on the first floor. His permit application indicated that the current use was as a residence and doctor's office, and that there would be no change in occupancy. By 1924, however, the Edwards were no longer were living at 7 Marlborough and it appears to have become an apartment house, with several families listed there in the Blue Books and City Directories. L. B. and C. V. Gardner are shown as the owners on the 1928 and 1938 Bromley maps. The house remained a multiple dwelling for the next forty years and in May of 1964, Louis and Mollie Aronson, the owners at that time, filed to legalize the occupancy as six apartments. By 1997, it was owned by the 7 Marlborough Street Trust. In October of 1997, it converted the house from six apartments to two apartments, and subsequently converted the apartments to condominiums. |
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