253 Andover Street

Architectural Description: 

LHD
Fresh and brightly painted (1996)

Historical Narrative: 

Themes: architectural, community development

1901-02 directory: Charles Pearson, Boston commuter
1910 directory: Charles Pearson, Boston commuter
Pearson, Roy M. & Bessie M. (1927)
Pearson, Roy M. & Roy M. Jr. (1959)
Perry, Robert F. & Jane T. (1967)
Jane C. Perry - 1971
Luis & Jane Hermosa (1992)

Bibliography/References: 

Essex County Registry Deeds, Salem, MA
Essex Northern Registry Deeds, Lawrence, MA
1992 Andover Preservation Award
Plan of building lots at Ballardvale, Mass. - J. W. Morris [John W. Morrison] surveyor - Sept. 1, 1890
Andover Townsman, 07/29/1892

Owners;
Henry M. Heyward - 1892
Eliza M. Pearson - June 3, 1892 - b. 119 p. 598 - lot 4 & 23 - $145
Augustus M. Fay - Jan. 30, 1894 - b. 130 p. 502 - deed transfer
Charles H. Pearson - Jan. 30, 1894 - b. 130 p. 504 - lots 4 & 23
Charles H. Pearson - Dec. 30, 1909 - b. 283 p. 505 - lots 2 & 25
Charles H. Pearson estate, heir Martha J. Pearson - Sept. 14, 1914 - Probate court
Martha J. Pearson estate, heir Roy M. Pearson - Apr. 20, 1926 - Probate court
Roy M. Pearson, wife Bessie - April 20, 1926 - Will from mother
Roy M. Pearson, wife Bessie - Sept. 9, 1938 - b. 617 p. 189 - parcel 2
Fred E. Cheever - June 10, 1927 - b. 533 p. 353 - deed transfer
Roy M. & Bessie M. Pearson - June 10, 1927 - b. 533 p. 354
Bessie M. Pearson estate, heir Roy M. - July 10, 1959 - Probate
Roy M. Pearson & Roy M. Pearson Jr. - Aug. 10, 1959 - b. 901 p. 4
Roy M. Pearson estate, heir Roy M. Pearson Jr. - July 30, 1966 - Probate - 288,826
Roy M. Pearson Jr., wife Ruth S. -
Robert F. & Jane C. Perry - Feb. 9, 1967 - b. 1077 p. 22
Jane C. Perry - May 18, 1971 - b. 1172 p. 381
Luis V. & Jane V. Hermosa - July 12, 1979 - b. 1377 p. 9

Parcel 1 - lots 2, 4, 24, 25
Parcel 2 - lots 4 & 23

Inventory Data:

StreetAndover St
PlaceBallardvale
Historic DistrictBallardvale Local Historic District
Historic NameCharles H. & Eliza Pearson house
Present Useresidence
Original Useresidence
Construction Date1892
SourceECRDS, ENRDL
Architectural StyleQueen Anne
Foundationstone/granite
Wall/Trimclapboards & wood shingles
Roofasphalt - gable
Outbuildings / Secondary Structuressmall barn & long low shed (1907)
Major Alterationswest ell, attached garage and dormer on rear done by Hermosa family abt. 1990
Conditionexcellent
Acreage26,000 sq. ft.; approx. frontage 130"
Settingresidential
Map and parcel139-16
MHC NumberANV.42
Recorded byStack/Mofford, James S. Batchelder
OrganizationAndover Historical Society, Andover Preservation Commission
Date entered1975-77, 11/19/2016

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