Themes: Architectural, Community development

The land from the former Johnson estate (now Johnson Acres and Cheever Circle) to High St. and north to Carmel Woods was owned by John H. Flint. Flint created Carmel Road and house lots along the street. This lot and the homes at 50 Walnut St were purchased by John H. Grout from John H. Jowett on Sept. 27, 1898. John Grout then sold to his son Frank B. Grout in 1901. Frank then deeded the properties over to his wife Mary G. Grout on Nov. 15, 1901. The Grouts lived at 50 Walnut (formerly #26) until 1910. A 1906 map of Andover reveals that Grout owned both corner lots on Carmel Rd. This lot however is vacant.

Grout held on to this property after they moved to 77 Main St. in 1910. The 1920 Vauation schedule lists 2 1/2 acres on the north side or Carmel Rd $900 and 2 1/4 acres on north side of Walnut Ave $1000. It appears that the parcel at 41 Carmel was still vacant when Mary G. Grout sold to George Oliver Lewis and wife Marie on July 11, 1925. No mention of buildings is included in the deed. George O. Lewis was born on Sept. 30, 1878 in Lynn, MA son of George & Louisa E. (Stowell) Lewis. George married on June 16, 1901 in Lynn, MA, to Marie W. Cook
b. 1869 in Nova Scotia, Canada, daughter of Ephraim & Maria (Allen) Cook. George was a machinist for the railroad and in 1930 census list his occupation as an inspector of air brakes on steam trains. The were living in Lawrence, MA in 1926 then in their Carmel Rd. home in 1928.

Marie Lewis died on May 28, 1932 and George later remarried to Estella A. about in 1934. George & Estella continued to live in Andover until 1946 when they sold the home to William L & Elizabeth Wilkinson on Oct. 28, 1946.

In 2001, the Preservation Commission recognized Rob Bramhall, architect and owner of 41 Carmel Road, with a certificate of appreciation preservation award for architectural design.

In 2015, Doug and Sarah Crabtree made further architectural changes to the home, designing and modifying the entry way to build architecturally appropriate straight run front steps to the front door.