Blackstone House and Martinsville Telephone Company Building
- Also Known As: Cure and Hensley Mortuary also 109-386-64156
- Address: 127 S Main St
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1860/00/00 | The Blackstone House is built for Dr Benjamin D Blackstone on the occasion of his second marriage to Mary Jane Worley Reynolds. The house is a fine example of the Gothic Revival style locally. | |||||
| 1865/00/00 | Charles E Blackstone | Born | Jane Blackstone, wife of Dr Benjamin D Blackstone, gives birth to a son, Charles Eugene Blackstone in Indiana. | |||
| 1912/00/00 | Charles E Blackstone | Home | Charles Blackstone, son of Dr Benjamin D Blackstone, inherits the house along with his sister. | |||
| 1927/00/00 | S A Hickman Planing Mill Company of Martinsville | Contractor | Bowman Construction, general contractor, constructs the Martinsville Telephone Company Building. S A Hickman Planing Mill Co supplies the cement, lumber and millwork, while the Martinsville Milling Co provides the lime, plaster, and other incidentals. | |||
| 1927/07/00 | Walker J Weesner | Architect | The Martinsville Telephone Company Building is completed in oriental brick, a dark brown brick with shades of green, red, and orange from the Martinsville Brick Company and Bedford limestone moldings and trim. | |||
| 1965/00/00 | In the early 1960s, the west wall of the Blackstone House's rear ell is dismantled, its windows removed and set in a new wall and an addition is built to connect it to the former telephone company building. |
| Particulars for Blackstone House and Martinsville Telephone Company Building: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Building plan | Central passage plan |
| Area of Significance | Commerce |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Architectural Style | Late Gothic Revival |
| Historic Use | Mortuary |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Architectural Style | Tudor Revival |
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