This home was built as part of the Shawsheen Village development 1918 – 1924 by William M. Wood, President of the American Woolen Company. Wood hired about eight different architects to design the homes and structures for the village. Homes were sold or leased through the Homestead Association who had offices in the Post Office building on the corner of North Main & Poor Streets.

After the death of William M. Wood on Feb. 2, 1926 most of the residential and commercial buildings were then sold. Some were held by the Wood family in the "Arden Trust" and others with the American Woolen Company, which had been deeded the property in December 1920. The A.W.Co. Board of Directors authorized its President, Lionel J. Noah, to deliver all deeds, as deemed necessary to the Textile Realty for sale on Dec. 29, 1931.

The Textile Realty then transferred ownership to the Andover Shawsheen Realty Company on June 30, 1932, holding the mortgage on the properties. T. Edwin Andrew, treasurer, was authorized to sell or lease the properties. With the Great Depression sales were sluggish and many homes were rented until the economy rebounded.

One of the first occupants of record to lease the home in 1926 were Clinton H. & Edith M. Stevens. Clinton was an accountant for the American Woolen Co.

This house was sold to Walter & Jennie E. Gill on Apr. 5, 1937. Walter placed the deed in his wife's name in 1938.Gills owned for five years then sold to Patrick J. & Helen Gallahue on June 19, 1943. Patrick was a station engineer for the Lawrence Public Works. Their son William was enlisted in US Air Corps and daughter Mary M. was employed at Woolworth's.

Gallahue sold to Martin P. & Anna P. Burns on July 22, 1949. The Burns family were long term owners of 24 years.