Architectural Description:
This fieldstone building, is one of only a 20 structures in town to use stone as the primary building material for its construction.
Historical Narrative:
This parcel at 32 Bellevue Rd. is made up of two separate lots and was once part of a larger field of 17.844 acres that were connected to the home next door at 36 Bellevue Rd. The original open field was sub-divided in the 1960s to create Patricia Circle on the east and house lots along Osgood Rd. on the western boarder of the property.
The field-stone garage building still standing today is said to have been part of the chicken barn. The 1920 Andover Valuation schedule lists; Murton H. & Bessie B. Spellman; Bellevue Rd. House, $500, Barn $100, Henhouse $100, 17 acres $500 = $1200 assessment. Spellman purchased the property at 36 Bellevue on Oct. 8, 1917.
Joseph Hird, wife Emma purchased the property on May 3, 1883 and it is most likely the the stone structure was built during their ownership as the building has been dated about 1888.
Bibliography/References:
Essex County Registry Deeds, Salem, MA
Essex Northern Registry Deeds, Lawrence, MA
Andover Valuation Schedule 1920
Map plan #4135 lot 1
Map plan #4935 lot 2
Map plan # 4087 June 1906 - 36 Bellevue
Map - West Andover Farms Andover - 1931
Owners:
Moody B. Abbott -
Ephraim N. Nickerson, wife Abby S. – Aug. 3, 1864 – b. 697 leaf 217
Benjamin F. Goldsmith Jan. 29, 1869 – b. 763 leaf 296 – 10a 94 sq. rods w/blds
Paul F. Litchfield, wife Sarah E., Charles F. Hand - July 1, 1882 - b. 71 p. 485
Calvin R. Long, wife Inez E. - Oct. 3, 1882 - b. 71 p. 487 - – 10a 94 rods
Joseph Hird, wife Emma - May 3, 1883 - b. 71 p. 493
Edward Henry Whitaker - Feb. 16, 1899 - b. 167 p. 362 - $1400 – 10a 94 rods
Joseph Carruthers, wife Alice - June 1, 1906 - b. 233 p. 344
Ida C. Blackwell - July 24, 1914 - b. 345 p. 130
Murton H. & Bessie B. Spellman - Oct. 8, 1917 - b. 381 p. 507
Paul A. Ward, wife Marjorie - Dec. 13, 1921 - b. 451 p. 308
George O. Moulton - Sept. 30, 1926 - b. 526 p. 396 - 2 parcels - 2nd lot
Luke J. Devaney - May 10, 1928 - b. 551 p. 558
Gertrude M. McKew - Apr. 7, 1930 - b. 551 p. 428
Mildred I Hammer - Apr. 10, 1930 - b. 551 p. 447
Nicodemus Zock Trust, Gertrude M. McKew Trustee - Apr. 10, 1930 - b. 551 p. 448
Nicodemus Zock - Nov. 17, 1936 - b. 604 p. 467
Ruth T. Stevens - Nov. 27, 1959 - b. 906 p. 118 -17.844 acres
Sherry Developement Co., Inc., Carl H. Stevens, Treas. - June 17, 1960 - b. 917 p. 83
George W. & Eleanor R. Davis - June 24, 1960 - b. 917 p. 389 - 17.844 acres
George W. Davis - Mar. 4, 1963 - b. 980 p. 443 - lot 2
James A. & Lois I. Temple - Jan. 24, 1964 - b. 1003 p. 39 - lot 2
Russell E. & Sandra C. Schmuhl - Apr. 9, 1979 - b. 1367 p. 46
Terence J. & Jeanne M. Christie - Nov. 6, 1997 - b. 4910 p. 294
Thom & Robyn M Serra - Aug. 19, 2004 - b. 9055 p. 2
Rekah Quazi and Viney Quazi - Aug. 10, 2005 - b. 9705 p. 221
Qazi Realty Trust - Nov. 17, 2005 - b. 9916 p. 299-303
Rekha Meera, LLC, Rekha Quazi - July 23, 2009 - b. 11703 p. 256
Inventory Data:
| Street | Bellevue Rd |
| Place | West Parish - Osgood District |
| Historic District | Not Applicable |
| Historic Name | Davis, George W. "Chicken House" |
| Present Use | garage - storage |
| Original Use | chicken house |
| Construction Date | late 19th cent. |
| Source | ERDS, NERDL, style, |
| Architectural Style | Other |
| Foundation | stone/cement |
| Wall/Trim | cobblestone/fieldstone |
| Roof | asphalt/gable |
| Outbuildings / Secondary Structures | This structure is an out building, constructed with local field stones. |
| Major Alterations | Converted from chicken barn to garage after 1963 |
| Condition | good |
| Acreage | 1.15 acres; approx. frontage 234' on Bellevue Rd. and 181' on Patricia. |
| Setting | across from fields; near #36 |
| Map and parcel | 198-1K |
| MHC Number | ANV.1477 |
| Recorded by | Stack/Mofford, James S. Batchelder |
| Organization | Andover Preservation Commission |
| Date entered | 1975-77, 7/14/2018 |
