This home was built as part of the Shawsheen Village development 1918 – 1924 by William M. Wood, President of the American Woolen Company Wood hired about eight different architects to design the homes and structures for the village. Homes were sold or rented through the Homestead Association who had offices in the Post Office building on the corner of North Main & Poor Streets.

After the death of William M. Wood in Feb. 1926 most of the residential and commercial buildings were then sold. Some were held by the Wood family in the "Arden Trust" and others with the American Woolen Company, which had been deeded the property in December 1920. The A.W. Co. Board of Directors authorized its President, Lionel J. Noah, to deliver all deeds, as deemed necessary to the Textile Realty for sale on Dec. 29, 1931.

The Textile Realty then transferred ownership to the Andover Shawsheen Realty Company on June 30, 1932, holding the mortgage on the properties. T. Edwin Andrew, treasurer, was authorized to sell or rent the properties. With the Great Depression sales were sluggish and many homes were rented until the economy rebounded.

This house was sold to Joseph T. & Dorothy F. Gagne on Nov. 29, 1932. Joseph Gagne was the president of the Allied Paint Stores, Inc. in Lawrence, MA. The Gagne family were owners for 33 years before selling to Everett J. & Madeline L. Wilson, Jr. on June 30, 1965. Wilson owned just two years then sold to Edith D. Sweeney & Miriam McArdle on Nov. 20, 1967.

Edith & Miriam were sisters. They owned the Sweeney family home on Central Street. Miiram Sweeney McArdle is remembered in town as the head of the Andover Public Schools Music Department for many years. She is credited with the establishing the Punchard High School all Girls Marching Band which continued until 1970-72 when the Girls & Boys bands combined as once. Mirium died on July 21, 1985 and is interred in the family lot at St. Augustine's Cemetery. Her siste inherited the property and on her death her estate was sold.

John M. & Ellen Y. Goodwin purchased the property on June 15, 1999 and are still the owners of record in 2015.
Miriam McArdle estate, Edith D. Sweeney heir - July 21, 1985