Architectural Description:
Vernacular cottage style, Italianate door hood
Historical Narrative:
This property was once owned by the Ballard Vale Machine Shop in 1847 and purchased by the Whipple File & Steel Manufacturing Co. in 1858, which went bankrupt in 1869. Assignees of the company; Edward Page, John W. Beals, Thomas J. Homer of Boston and Thornton K. Lothrup of Milton, MA sold off the holdings at auction. Craighead & Kintz would purchase the manufacturing plant and Stephen Blaney of Peabody, MA purchased six parcels of land along Andover St. and one on River St. on April 20, 1870. This lot was one of Blaney's six parcels.
Blaney's land on the east side of Andover Street extended from Clinton Court to north of this property and included the present day Ballardvale Playground. Blaney sold to Sarah Clinton - May 9, 1885 for $500.
Bibliography/References:
Essex County Registry Deeds, Salem, MA
Essex Northern Registry Deeds, Lawrence, MA
1891 Andover Street Directory
A.H.S. files
Town of Andover Assessment summary
Owners;
Ballard Vale Machine Shop - 1847
Whipple File & Steel Manufacturing Co. - 1858 - 60
Edward Page, John W. Beals, Thomas J. Homer, Thornton K. Lothrup, assignees - 1870
Stephen Blaney - Apr. 27, 1870 - b. 6 p. 236 - six parcels
Sarah Clinton - May 9, 1885 - b. 81 p. 87 - $500.
James W. Clinton, wife Alice - Nov. 13, 1918 - b. 393 p. 334
Margaret E. Dane - Sept. 21, 1926 - b. 526 p. 163 - two parcels
Margaret E. Dane estate, Margaret K. Dane, Extrx. - Oct. 8, 1959 - b. 903 p. 182
David P. & Edith T. Thompson -
Glen J. & Virginia C. Steeves - May 4, 1968 - b. 1105 p. 270
Glen J. Steeves estate, heir Virginia C. Steeves - Mar. 23, 1996 - probate
Paul Pavidis & Victor M. Lima - Mar. 30, 2001 - b. 6070 p. 25
Keith L. & Nicole M. Corcoran - May 2, 2002 - b. 6814 p. 241
Andrew Sievert - Dec. 19, 2018 -
Inventory Data:
| Street | Clinton Ct |
| Place | Ballardvale Center |
| Historic District | Ballardvale Local Historic District |
| Historic District | Ballardvale National Register District |
| Present Use | residence |
| Original Use | residence |
| Construction Date | 1860 - 1865 |
| Source | ECRDS, ENRDL |
| Foundation | stone/granite/brick |
| Wall/Trim | clapboards/wood |
| Roof | asphalt - gable |
| Condition | good |
| Acreage | 0.58 acre |
| Setting | residential |
| Map and parcel | 138-4 |
| Recorded by | Ruth A. Sharpe (BallardvaleHistoric District) James Batchelder |
| Organization | Andover Historical Society, Andover Preservation Commission |
| Date entered | Jan 1996, 11/15/2016 |
