10 Marlborough Street, Designed by Little & Browne
Built in 1910, designed by Little and Browne*, and once the home of the Pulitzer-prize winning American author and journalist Edwin O'Connor (The Edge of Sadness, The Last Hurrah), this single family home in Boston’s Back Bay, is just steps from the Public Garden. This 33.5 foot wide limestone and brick edifice is rich in exquisite original detailing with beautiful mahogany doors and columns. The incredibly proportioned formal living and private spaces have detailed plasterwork ceilings, walls with special waterglaze finishes, and complex woodwork and moulding. The 11,118 sqft home has 10 bedrooms, 7.5 baths, and fireplaces in every major room. It is the last of the great Back Bay townhouses that has not been turned into separate condominiums.
*Little and Browne were pioneers in developing the Colonial Revival (Federal) style and also worked in the Adam style and the “McKim Classical” style. They designed a number of noteworthy houses in Boston, on Boston's North Shore, and throughout the country. On Boston's North Shore they designed mansions for a number of wealthy industrialists, including Rock-Marge for William Henry Moore (railroad investor and stock manipulator), and Eagle Rock (1904) for Henry Clay Frick (partner of Andrew Carnegie in his steel empire).
