173 High Street

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Historical Narrative: 

Themes: architectural; community development

This home and the one across the street at #172 are two of the first homes to be built along the former Boston & Maine Railroad line that is now High Street from Harding St. and continuing into North Andover to Sutton St. then on to Haverhill, MA. The rail tracks were moved to the current location to the west in 1848 to service the new city of Lawrence, MA. The old line was abandoned and converted into a "highway" in 1856.
Andover Advertiser - July 12, 1856 – County Commissioners to layout old railroad from Andover Village to Sutton’s Mills as a public highway.

This section of High Street was the extension of the Andover-Wilmington Railroad (1836-1848) that originally stopped at Essex Street but then was extended to Haverhill and Manchester, NH. It merged to become the Boston & Maine Railroad.

This parcel of land once belonged to Peter Temple who built accross the street. Temple sold this parcel to Marcus M. Gilfillan on May 24, 1859. Gilfillan held the property for 15 year then selling the two and one half acres to Nathan Stone for $375. Nathan Stone built the home some time after.

Bibliography/References: 

Essex County Registry Deeds, Salem, MA
Essex Northern Registry Deeds, Lawrence, MA
Andover Advertiser - July 12, 1856
Map plan #8854

Owners;
Peter Temple - land
Marcus M. Gilfillan - May 24, 1859 - b. 587 leaf 292
Nathan Stone - July 15, 1874 - b. 29 p. 205 - $375 for 2 1/2 acres
Charles N. Stone -
Charles N. Stone estate, heir Charles A. Stone
Charles A. & Viola M. Stone - Dec. 28, 1937 - b. 612 p. 376
Charles A. Stone estate, heir Viola M. Stone
Viola M. Stone estate, Robert Stone Extr - Probate #337887
William J. & Frances M (Parker) Fay, Jr. - Sept. 13, 1977 - b. 1322 p. 707
First Eastern Morgage Corp - July 26, 1990 - b. 3139 p. 275 - mtg deed
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. - Oct. 21, 1993 - b. 3494 p. 115 mtg. assign.
Federal National Mortgage Assoc - Jan. 1, 1994 - b. 3967 p. 266 mtg deed
Timothy J. & Siobhan A. Quinlan - Mar. 25, 1994 - b. 4011 p. 85

Inventory Data:

StreetHigh St
PlaceAndover Center District
Historic DistrictNot Applicable
Historic NameNathan Stone House
Present Useresidence
Original Useresidence
Construction Date1874 - 1875
SourceECRDS, ENRDL, style-njs
Architectural StyleItalianate
Foundationstone/granite
Wall/Trimclapboards/wood/vinyl siding
Roofasphalt - gable
Outbuildings / Secondary Structuresclapboarded barn and sheds
Major Alterationsvinyl siding, replacement windows
Conditionexcellent
Acreage0.88613 acre; approx. frontage 180'
Settingresidential
Map and parcel19-138
MHC NumberANV.251
Recorded byStack/Mofford, James S. Batchelder
OrganizationAndover Preservation Commission
Date entered1975-77, 4/15/2016

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