171 Lowell Street

Architectural Description: 

NRDIS NRMRA
one story ranch home.

Historical Narrative: 

This property was once part of the Boynton - Pike farm at #173 Lowell St. About four acres were parceled off in 1941 to Kate S. Pike, Lillian N. Pike and Florence N. Johnson. The Pike sisters were daughters of William N. and Emma Pike. In October 1944 Kate and Lilian had the land surveyed (Map #1496) and this home along with the Pike homestead and Florence Johnson's home at #169 Lowell St. are recorded on the plan. In 1944 Johnson quit claimed her portion of the lot. This lot, with buildings, was sold to Rodney E. & Mary Ann Ritter on Feb. 1, 1951. Rodney died in 1953 and Mary Ann remarried to Arnold Coon. In 1957 the house was sold to Florence V. Gilman who held until 1960 when sold to John J. & Cecilia B. Lamb. Eva Stephens & Ada Stephens purchased the property in June 1962 and sold six months later to W. Harold & Lillian R. Deacon. The Deacon family were long term owners of the property 1963 - 2001. W. Harold Deacon died on June 10, 1963 and Lilian later included her son William H. Deacon Jr. on the deed which he transferred back to her in 1984. Lillian died in 1987 and son William, executor of the estate, sold the home in Feb. 2001 to Mark & Tadeusz Rogala. Rogala sold to Craig R. & Cathy M. Traub in 2002 . They held the home for two years selling to Bernard J. Ristuccia Jr. Trustee of Main Street Realty Trust in 2004. The property remains with the Ristuccia family now under the name of 171 Lowell Street Realty Trust. in 2014.

Bibliography/References: 

Kate S. & Lillian N. Pike - Mar. 31, 1941 - b. 649 p. 280 4 acres
Rodney F. & Mary Ann Ritter - Feb. 1, 1951 - b. 746 p. 302
Mary Ann [Ritter] Coon - Dec. 22, 1953 - b. 785 p. 489
Arnold N. & Mary Ann Coon - June 13, 1955 - b. 814 p. 412
Florence V. Gilman - Aug. 15, 1957 - b. 859 p. 419
John J. & Cecilia B. Lamb - Oct. 31, 1960 - b. 925 p. 433
Eva and Ada Stephens - June 29, 1962 - b. 962 p. 106
Wm. Harold & Lillian R. Deacon - Jan. 7, 1963 - b. 978 p. 326
Lillian R. Deacon - June 10, 1963 by will
Lillian R. Deacon & William H. Deacon Jr.- May 15, 1965 - b.1033 p. 456
Lillian R. Deacon - Oct. 12, 1984 - b. 1893 p. 326
Deacon estate Sept. 24, 1984 - b. 2597 p. 123
William H. Deacon Jr. Extr.
Mark & Tadeusz Rogala - Sept. 24, 1984 - b. 2597 p. 123
Mark Rodala - Feb. 28, 2001- b. 6038 p. 24
Craig R. & Cathy M. Traub - Nov. 12, 2002 - b. 7254 p. 192
Main Street Realty Trust, Bernard J. Ristuccia Jr. Tr. June 29, 2004 -b. 8921 p. 161
171 Lowell Street Realty Trust - Ristuccia - Sept. 30, 2011 b. 12635 p. 337

See Map #1496 Oct. 1944 Pike - Northern Essex Regisrtry of Deeds, Lawrence
Quit claim deed - Florence N. Johnson - Nov. 15, 1944 b. 669 p. 226

Inventory Data:

StreetLowell St
PlaceWest Parish - West Andover
Historic DistrictWest Parish Center NRH District
Present Useresidence
Original Useresidence
Construction Dateabout 1944
SourceNERD - Lawrence, MA
Architectural StyleOther
Wall/Trimclapboard/wood
Roofasphalt
Outbuildings / Secondary Structuresgarage
Conditiongood
Acreageless than one acre
Settingresidential
Map and parcel88-61
MHC NumberANV.1186
Recorded byJames S. Batchelder
OrganizationAndover Preservation Commission
Date entered02/28/2006, 1/2014

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