42 Park Street - Tuttle & Morrison Carriage Factory
This property was once owned by Sarah A. Bean, wife of Samuel Bean who owned the Elm House Hotel and Stables on Elm Square, now the site of the Musgrove Building and Elm Block on Elm St. This parcel of land was sold to John W. Faulkner, wife Martha F., on June 11, 1877 for $800. Faulkner built a barn and blacksmith shop on the lot. John was in business here 5 1/2 years and then sold his business for $2800 to Thomas P. Harriman on Jan. 1, 1883.

Harriman continued his Blacksmith trade for sixteen years at this location. In the 1885 Andover Directory lists Thomas P. Harriman – blacksmith, Park St. boards at the Elm House. Harriman then sold out to Tuttle & Morrison on July 10, 1899.

Tuttle and Morrison built carriages,wagons and did blacksmithing. Henry B. P. Tuttle and co-partner John L. Morrison had bought out William Poor’s Wagon Company on North Main Street in Frye Village in 1897 and continued Poor’s business there. In July 1899 they purchased the property on Park Street from Thomas Harriman and built a large three story business block, moving the wagon business to the center of town. The former Poor wagon shops were then sold to Ellen A. & William M. Wood in September of 1899. One building was moved by Wood and converted in the Arden Casino.

June 4, 1897 AT p1 “A New Firm of Wagon Builders.” Joseph W. Poor retires sells wagon works to H. B. P. Tuttle & John Morrison of Merrimac, MA.
Joseph’s health forced his retirement at age 67 in June 1897 and the old Poor Wagon Works sign came down after 64 years at this location. The new firm of “Tuttle & Morrison” of Bradford, MA were no strangers to many of the citizens of Andover. It was Tuttle & Morrison that petitioned the town Selectmen to relocate Poor Street to turn east behind their blacksmith shop and reconnect to North Main. The original street location cut through the middle of the property dividing their shops on both sides of the road. After a check of the Salem deeds by Selectman Goldsmith to determine if the way was a State or town road the petition was granted. This change in location is now the private way through the stone post labeled Aberfoyle. The new partners continued at this location until January 1900 when they moved into a newly constructed three story wagon works building at 44 Park Street in Andover.

Oct. 1, 1897 p1 AT – Tuttle & Morrison advertise some good bargains in our column this week for anyone in need of a Concord or Democrat wagon.
Mar. 18, 1898 AT - Tuttle & Morrison are making every preparation for spring carriage building that shall make their patrons happy because of promptness and good work, There is no better place to get your carriage varnished or repaired.
Mar. 28, 1898 AT – Tuttle & Morrison carriage manufacturers have sold one of their butcher carts to a provision dealer in Maynard, Mass.

Sept. 22, 1899 AT - New Location for Tuttle & Morrison - Work was begun on the excavation for Tuttle & Morrison's new building on Park Street Wednesday afternoon. On Monday, the building used for a carpenter shop by Brainard Cummings, was moved to the rear of the lot by Wilson of Methuen, and will later be converted into a barn. A. F. Abbott's shop and the blacksmithery formerly occupied by T. P. Harriman, now belonging to Tuttle & Morrison, were moved to one side to allow room for the construction of the new building. This smithery will be moved into position in the rear of the new shop on the completion to be used as at present.
The new building is being erected by Hardy & Cole who were awarded the contract, and it will be completed before the end of the year. It will front on Park Street in a line of the other buildings on the street.The dimentions are 40 x 90 feet and it will be three storied. Here they will locate their carriage smithery on the first floor, while the wood and paint shops will occupy the two remaining floors.
The buildings now used by Tuttle & Morrison are the old carriage shops of the Poors on North Main Street. The buildings have been sold to William M. Wood whose property adjoins theirs. It is probable that they will be torn down or removed by the latter, thus doing away with and old land-mark.

Dec. 8, 1899 AT p1 The blacksmithery, owned by Tuttle & Morrison which they purchased of T. P. Harriman, has been moved from its position fronting on Park street to the rear of the new building, where work is being done
December 29, 1899 AT - Tuttle & Morrison will be ready to move into their new shop before very long.

Jan. 2, 1900 AT - Tuttle & Morrison have finally removed from their location at the Poor carriage shop in this village to their new shop on Park Street.
Jan. 5, 1900 AT - Tuttle & Morrison have begun to move their shop fixtures to the new building.
Jan. 12, 1900 AT - Hardy & Cole finished at Tuttle & Morrison’s new shop Jan. 8th. Tuttle & Morrison have finally removed from their location at the Poor carriage shop in this village to their new shop on Park Street.
The saw at F. E. Gleason’s wood shed on Park Street has been connected with the power furnished by Tuttle & Morrison and is now in good running order.

Removal Notice
We wish to announce that our business has finally been removed from the old location at the Poor carriage shop in Frye Village to the new and convenient building just finished for us on Park street. Our building is a big one, not a bit too big, however, but we count on being able to carry on our business in the future with better advantage both to our customers and to ourselves.
Our building is three storied with facilities for making, painting and repairing carriages, wagons and all other kinds of vehicles. Our horse shoeing and jobbing department is perfect in itself.
New machinery is constantly arriving, while our 12-horse power gasoline engine, which furnishes power for the plant, and our elevator are now running smoothly.
Don’t let it slip your mind that we have changed our place of business but when you want work done be sure and call on us. We have hitherto had exceedingly good treatment from the Andover public which we appreciate and which we shall try to merit in the future as we hope we have in the past.
Hoping for a continuance of your favor, we are Very truly yours, TUTTLE & MORRISON.

Apr. 3, 1900 – AT – An Up-to-Date Carriage Factory –…..The building was constructed by Hardy & Cole and is heated with steam throught, the steam heater is being located in the basement.
On the first floor in the front are the offices finished in natural wood as is also the show room adjoining. The show room is bright and airy and has two large windows and big folding door opening on Park street.
In the wood working room, the larger proportion of machinery is located; the rounder, the boring and moulding machine, the band saw with an adjustable tilting table, the circular saw bench with adjustable saw, the irregular dresser, the buzz planer, the thickness planer and the sand belt. Over in one corner is a small room partitioned off for the little twelve-horse power gasoline engine which runs machinery of the whole plant as well as a circular saw in F. E. Gleason’s wood shed adjoining.

In the rear of this room is the wagon smithery room over which the particular presiding genius is one of the proprietors, John L. Morrison. The fittings of this room include two forges, anvils and a drill press. There is also plenty of room for storage of iron. Connected with the wagon smithery is the horseshoeing department which needs no introduction to the Andover public as it was formerly owned by T. P. Harriman.

Climbing the stairs to the second and third stories, we find two paint shops and two varnish rooms. Other rooms are used for setting up the carriages.
Just at present the members of the firm employ eleven persons and also take a hand and keep an oversight over the work themselves. Mr. Tuttle.s particular branch is the wood working and painting departments. There are telephone connections at the shop.

Oct. 11, 1901 AT – pg. 1 Editorial Cinders – The big plant of Tuttle & Morrison seems to have been too heavy load for them to carry for the business they were able to secure…
page 5 - Sold at Public Auction – An assignees sale of the carriage manufactory of Tuttle & Morrison, with the contents, was held on the premises by Auctioneer Geo. H. Abbott of Boston, on Wednesday, commencing at 10 o’clock in the forenoon. The equity of Tuttle & Morrison was sold to William H. Dwelling of Boston, for $50. The place was mortgaged for about $16,500 and the taxes amount to nearly $200. Many of the carriages were purchased by H. A. Gates of Lowell, who bought to sell. Other purchases of carriages and sleighs were made by John H. Flint, Dr. McAllister of Lawrence, a Mr. Flemings and others. The office furniture was sold to various individuals, as were also the tools in the blacksmithery. Not everything was disposed of when the auction closed in the afternoon.

The building would become the property of Ellen Ayer Wood, wife of Wm. M. Wood, on Mar. 15, 1902 as she owned the mortgage deed. On May 23, 1906 John L. Morrison purchased the property back from Mrs. Wood and went into partnership with John O'Connell.
June 7, 1907 Morrison & O’Connell have completed some handsome delivery wagons for Hannon Bros., a provision firm in the Boston district, and an up-to-date market wagon for Selectman S. H. Bailey.

Dec. 21, 1908 AT – Storage Warehouse – Ammon P. Richardson – Having leased the upper story of J. Morrisons’s building on Park Street for the purpose of storage….

Nov. 28, 1919 p1 – New Industry in Town – Upper floor of Morrison building on Park Street to be used for the manufacture of wooden heels. Kempton Wooden Heel Comp. – Donald E. Kempton & Geo. L. Culbert owners – Slipper City Wood Heel Co. of Haverhill 40 men and women to be employed. [42 Park St.]

Dec. 5, 1919 P7. Fire in the Morrison Building – White Bros. Picker Manuf. Comp.

On November 28, 1923 the Andover Fraternal Building Association; David M. May, Alexander Valentine, James Souter trustees purchased the property for use a a Fraternal Hall and meeting space. The organization renovated the upper floors. The third floor was the function Hall. The first floor was leased to the "Lyle Brothers" - John W. Lyle and Herbert H. Lyle on Jan. 14 1926 for five years at $1080 annually. Lyle Bros. operated an auto service business and gasoline. A lease was also given to the Atlantic Refining Co. on Jan. 1, 1926. The rear stairway and elevator was reserved for the Fraternal Club and tenant use.

Oct. 16, 1931 – AT p2 – advert. Davis Service Station – City Service Gasoline & Oil – 42 Park Street.

The building was finally razed in September 1965 for the construction of the new one story brick building that contains four business units. The Andover Cleaners, Park Street Pub, Peking Garden, a Pizza shop..