Architectural Description:
NRDIS NRMRA
mid 20th century Cape Cod style home.
Historical Narrative:
Certificate on file as National Register of Historic Places.
The land was once owned by Grace E. Merrick and she sold off lots for housing. Alexander & Bertha Ritchie purchased the property in Jan. 1940 and built the house. Their daughter Jane Ritchie Shaw was also included in the ownership deed. The property was transferred to Felicia Sholik in October 1948. Then back to the Richie family with several deed corrections done through the years. Alex Ritchie died on July 26, 1967. Bertha & daughter Jane R. Shaw sold the property on April 27, 1972 to Robert B. & Pamela A. Read. They remained for 23 years selling to Paul W. & Jeanne M. Madden in Oct. 1995. Spiro C. Pappadopoulos purchased the homme in Mar. 2006 and sold six year later to Rady & Kretcha Roldan in August 2012.
Bibliography/References:
Grace E. Merrick 1940 tract of land
Alexander & Bertha Ritchie - Jan. 30, 1940 - 628 p. 189
Felicia Sholik - Oct. 15, 1948 - b. 717 p. 283
Alexander & Bertha Ritchie and Jane (Ritchie) Shaw -
Oct. 15, 1948 - b. 717 p. 283
Alexander & Bertha Ritchie - Dec.24, 1963 - b. 1001 p. 93 correction
Bertha Ritchie & Jane (Ritchie) Shaw - Jan. 25, 1964 - b. 1004 p. 14 correction
Jane (Ritchie) Shaw - Apr. 27, 1972 b. 1191 p. 687
Bertha Ritchie - widow
Robert & Pamela Read - Apr. 27, 1972 - b. 1191 p. 689
Paul W. & Jeanne M. Madden - Oct. 13, 1995 b. 4374
p. 13
Spiro C. Pappadopoulas - Mar. 6, 2006 - b. 10107
p. 314
Rady & Kretcha Roldan - Aug. 31, 2012 - b. 13098
p. 206
Inventory Data:
Street | Shawsheen Rd |
Place | West Parish - West Andover |
Historic District | West Parish Center NRH District |
Present Use | residence |
Original Use | residence |
Construction Date | 1940 |
Source | Andover Bldg. Survey |
Architectural Style | Other |
Architect/Builder | Alexander Ritchie |
Foundation | stone and concrete |
Wall/Trim | shingle/wood |
Roof | gable - asphalt |
Condition | good |
Acreage | 0.349 acre |
Setting | residential |
Map and parcel | 89-15 |
MHC Number | ANV.1194 |
Recorded by | James S. Batchelder |
Organization | Andover Preservation Commission |
Date entered | 1975-77, updated 1/2014 |