Present owner: Christ Episcopal Church
Original owner: Abraham and John & William S. Marland. Abraham Marland had it built to give to Christ Church

Themes: Architectural, Community development, Religion

Historical significance: The property that now holds the Parsonage and the church Vestry ell was once owned by Abiel Upton, Jr. a "Trader", who owned the home, now Glebe House" at 25 Central St. Upton later sold the property, with buildings, for $1500 to Samuel Johnson Jr., a Physician on July 23, 1827. The deed was not recorded until May 16, 1832. Abiel Upton died on Aug. 15, 1831 age 74, and is interred at South Parish Cemetery. Dr. Johnson may have held deed and then had it registered to aid in settling Upton's estate.

Dr. Samuel Johnson Jr. was born in Andover on May 10, 1800 son of Samuel & Mary Johnson. Samuel married on November 21, 1827 to Susanna Barker b. Jan. 29, 1806 daughter of Nathan & Sarah Barker. Johnson would own the Glebe house twice. Dr. Johnson first sold the property to brothers, John Marland and William S. Marland on Dec. 24, 1835. for $3500. The property was 3 acres and included the current site of the Christ Church Vestry and Parsonage and a small portion of the lot behind the house at 8 Brook Street. That strip of land would be later sold to Pamela Wood foe $25. which was 12' wide on Brook St., 82' deep and 13' across the rear of the piece.

The Marland brother's divided the lot up and sold to the Proprietors of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Andover about 2 acres of the Johnson property on Apr. 25, 1837, rec. May 6. 1837. The parcel was between the Johnson house and Mark Newman's property, now the site of the current Christ Church Sanctuary building and the section of School St. to the depot.

The Church building was the first structure to be built on the property. It was consecrated on on October 31, 1837. In 1845, Abraham Marland, founder & director of Marland Manufacturing Co. and his son John, built and gave the present Marland Rectory plus land behind it to enlarge the burial ground. Abraham Marland born in England on Feb. 22, 1772 was determined to see an Episcopal church in Andover in his time. Abraham is known as the "Father of Christ Church". Abraham Marland was the founding charter member of the Episcopal Church in Andover and first Warden of the Vestry along with Hobart Clark.

Until this was built, the Rose Cottage at 2 Chestnut St. served Rev. Samuel Fuller as the rectory, then also belonging to Marland family. The Reverend Henry Waterman, 1845-1849 was the first pastor to occupy the Rectory. The house has always been used as rectory for Christ Church and has been home to some 13 Pastors and their families since construction.