3 Clinton Court

Architectural Description: 

Simple, vernacular cottage style house with 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 the B & M Depot lot 174-176 Andover St. to about 140 Andover St. and included the present day Ballardvale Playground. Clinton Court was actually laid out by Blaney to access the two homes and divide the properties into separate parcels. Stephen Blaney sold this parcel to Sarah Clinton on May 9, 1885 for $500. The deed states ..."a lot of land upon which a cottage house, situated in the village of Ballardvale......"

Bibliography/References: 

Essex County Registry Deeds, Salem, MA
Essex Northern Registry Deeds, Lawrence, MA
1891 Andover Street Directory
Town of Andover Assessment summary
National Register of Historic Places
one picture by Glenn J. Stevens

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, wife of George - Sept. 21, 1926 - b. 526 p. 163
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

Inventory Data:

StreetClinton Ct
PlaceBallardvale
Historic DistrictBallardvale Local Historic District
Present Useresidence
Original Useresidence
Construction Date1860 - 1865
SourceECRDS, ENRDL, style-njs
Architectural StyleOther
Foundationstone/granite/brick
Wall/Trimclapboards/wood
Roofasphalt - gable
Conditiongood(1997)
Acreage0.58 acre
Settingresidential
Map and parcel138-4
Recorded byRuth A. Sharpe (BallardvaleHistoric District) James Batchelder
OrganizationAndover Historical Society, Andover Preservation Commission
Date enteredJan 1996, 11/15/2016

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