Architectural Description:
Salt-box; colonial front entrance; federal door style, windows 12 over 12 first floor, 8 over 12 second floor
Historical Narrative:
Themes: agricultural, architectural, community development
Owner: Jessie M. Titcomb (1965)
Correction to survey form indicates house is a reproduction built by A.S. Batchelder. (no date given)
Early survey forms state house was built in 1830 by J. (?) Chandler, brother of sea captain Thomas Chandler. House originally adjoined Chandler-Bigsby-Abbot House (88 Lowell), but was moved to present location sometime before 1830.
Bibliography/References:
Andover Historical Society files
Dorman, Moses; Map of Andover, 1830
Plan of lots for heirs of Thomas Ryan - May 1937 - Morse, Dickenson & Goodwin of Haverhill, MA
Owners;
Arden Trust - Cornelius A. Wood, Frederick R. Edigton - 1920 - 1926
Phillips Corporation - Mar. 31, 1926 - b. 520 p. 462 - lot #10 - 83 acre parcel
Thomas J. Ryan - Apr. 26, 1928 - b. 540 p. 558 - lot #10 - 83 acre parcel
Thomas J. Ryan estate, Margaret A. Ryan, Eliz. W. (Ryan) Hill, heir - May 1937
William S. Titcomb - June 12, 1937 - b. 609 p. 40 - with buildings
William S. Titcomb estate, Jessie E. Titcomb, heir
Jessie E. Titcomb estate, Alan & Gail E. Titcomb, Extrs. - Probate - 1971
Victor M. & Audrey G. Doherty - June 24, 1971 - b. 1173 p. 615
Victor M. Doherty - Oct. 27, 1976 - b. 1297 p. 795
Audrey G. Saulnier - June 1, 1984 - b. 1816 p. 144
Patrick J. & Nancy E. Donahue - Jan. 8, 1991 - b. 3206 p. 332
Partick J. Donahue Living Trust - May 21, 2013 - b. 13499 p. 8
Inventory Data:
| Street | Chandler Ci |
| Place | Shawsheen Village - Frye Village |
| Historic District | Not Applicable |
| Historic Name | Chandler, J. House |
| Present Use | residence |
| Original Use | residence |
| Construction Date | 1937 |
| Source | ERDS, ENRDL, assessers' rec./style-njs |
| Architectural Style | Federal |
| Foundation | stone |
| Wall/Trim | clapboards/wood |
| Roof | gable - asphalt |
| Outbuildings / Secondary Structures | Modern garages |
| Condition | excellent |
| Acreage | 585 acre |
| Setting | residential |
| Map and parcel | 70-23 |
| Recorded by | Stack/Mofford/Roversi & French, James Batchelder |
| Organization | Andover Preservation Commission |
| Date entered | 1975-77, 8/5/2015 |
