Architectural Description:
Style: Cape
The house sits on North side of main thoroughfare, near the sidewalk. Attractive landscaping rural setting. (3 Cape style houses in a row)
Historical Narrative:
This property was once part of the Mansion House parcel lot. It was sub-divided in 1955 by C. Lincoln Giles of Methuen, MA, a local contractor, when he purchased the "Mansion House" and created five separate house lots and a right of way. The Mansion was lot A, the Mansion carriage house lot B and this property lot C on the plan. Lot C was originally numbered 404 Andover St. but in 1959 the Town of Andover renumber several sections of town to accommodate future construction of homes. This parcel then became #232.
The Cape style home with attached garage was built by C. Lincoln Giles and sold to Andrew S. & Ethel L. Porter on April 6, 1956. Porter owned just six months then selling to Robert N. & Jean Maher of Ipswich, MA on October 11, 1956. The Mahers owned for 18 years.
The current owners Daniel S. & Rhonda Casper purchased the property on May 29, 1979, now 37 year residents of Ballardvale. (2016)
Bibliography/References:
Essex County Registry of Deeds - Salem, MA
Essex Northern Registry of Deeds, Lawrence, MA
National Register of Historic Places
Andover Historical Society files
Andover Townsman - September 1955
See Map #3070 July 11, 1955 - C.Linclon Giles - lot A - Mansion house, lot B. carriage house
Owners:
J. P. Bradlee estate, William H. Hodgkins Trustee - 1887
Ballard Vale Mills Coma Company - Feb. 6, 1905 - b. 218 p. 238
Marion Edith (Marsden) Dyson - Nov. 3, 1927 - b. 536 p. 404
Marion E. (Marsden) Dyson estate, Geo. R. Marston Admn. - Probate #243435
C. Lincoln Giles - Apr. 18, 1955 - b. 812 p. 473
Andover S. & Ethel L. Porter - Apr. 6, 1956 - b. 820 p. 483
Robert N. & Jean Maher - Oct. 11, 1956 - b. 843 p. 98
Alice F. Tansey - Sept. 27, 1974 - b. 1249 p. 606
George J. & Nancy M. Skaliotis - May 14, 1978 - b. 1282 p. 230
Daniel S. & Rhonda Casper - May 29, 1979 - b. 1371 p. 576
Inventory Data:
| Street | Andover St |
| Place | Ballardvale |
| Historic District | Ballardvale Local Historic District |
| Historic Name | Maher - Casper House |
| Present Use | residence |
| Original Use | residence |
| Construction Date | 1955 - 1956 |
| Source | ECRDS, ENRDL, style-njs |
| Architectural Style | Other |
| Architect/Builder | C. Lincoln Giles |
| Foundation | concrete |
| Wall/Trim | clapboards/wood |
| Roof | asphalt - gable |
| Outbuildings / Secondary Structures | attached garage and breezeway |
| Condition | excellent |
| Acreage | 0.583 acre |
| Setting | residential |
| Map and parcel | 117-3 |
| Recorded by | Bernice Haggerty (Ballardvale Historic District Commission), James Batchelder |
| Organization | Andover Historical Society, Andover Preservation Commission |
| Date entered | Jan 1996, 11/29/2016 |
