Shawsheen Village was named after the Native American name for the river Shawshin, which means Great Spring. Prior to Shawsheen Village this area was known as Frye Village. All the streets in the new Village were named for Castles & Cathedrals in Great Britain

Stirling Street takes its name from Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, Scotland and is one of the largest and most important castles, both historically and architecturally, in Scotland. The castle sits atop Castle Hill a strategic location overlooking the Fourth River. Several Scottish Kings and Queens have been crowned at Stirling, including Mary Queen of Scots, in 1542

This house is in the Shawsheen Village National Register Historic District, surveyed in 1977 and created in 1979. It was designated a National Register Historic District in 1980 by the Massachusetts Historical Commission, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

This home was not built as part of the Shawsheen Village development from 1918-1924 by William M. Wood, President of the American Woolen Company. The land however was owned by the American Woolen Co. but not developed.

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 Co. 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.

This house lot and the two to the south were sold to and developed by Ernest F. Jones and Edward F. Jones in 1948. The property did not come with the same restrictions as those imposed by William M. Wood. The three homes are a departure from the Colonial Revival of Shawsheen Village. After WWII there was a housing shortage as former GIs returned home and started families. The modern Ranch style home was introduced in the 1940's and this home is a unique modification on the plan, as it was built as a two family home but appears to be a single family residence. The roof style is also modified to a gable rather then the hip of the two others.

Joseph R. & Rose Garland purchased the home on Feb. 21, 1949. The deed was then transferred to Alva S. & Mary E. Garland on Jan. 16, 1950 and returned to Joseph R. & Rose Garland on Sept. 25, 1952. The Garland family owned for ten years then sold to Frederick J. & Gladys T. Cebula on June 15, 1959. Cebula lived on Enmore Street.