Architectural Description:
"Queen Anne houses are not common in Andover and are characterized by their asymmetry, several different building materials, porches, cut away bay windows, and other ways to avoid a smooth-walled appearance. Application of many paint colors highlights the style's many details." (from Awards comments)
Historical Narrative:
July 12, 1889 Andover Townsman - Brainard Cummings has the cellar in and the first floor on for Mrs. Nathan B. Abbott’s house on East Chestnut St.
1888 - not on map
1890 - Tax List - Mrs. Eliz Abbott (Nathan) + 20 acres
1891 - Tax List - Mrs. Eliz Abbott (Nathan)
1897 - Tax List - Mrs. Eliz Abbott (Nathan)
1899 directory - Miss Anna B. Abbott, house E. Chestnut, employed at Registrar's office, Phillips Academy
1900 Tax List - Mr. Eliz Abbott - house + 2 a.
1906 atlas - T. Abbot house + house + 4 smaller lots
1910 Tax List - Miss Anna B. Abbott - house + 35,840 sq. ft.
Nathan Abbot's photo portrait, AHS 1930.42
Elizabeth Noyes Abbot Veil, AHS 1939.22
1994 - Awarded Certificate for Exterior Preservation
Bibliography/References:
Essex Northern Registry Deeds, Lawrence, MA
Owners:
Elizabeth Abbott, wife of Nathan - 1890
Anna B. Abbott - 1899
Frederick S. Boutwell - Aug. 24, 1936 - b. 600 p. 448
Frederick S. Boutwell estate, Heirs - D. Feb. 16, 1939 - Probate #193191
Heirs: Arthur T., Winthrop S., Alice J. & Everett S. Boutwell, Emma B. Cates, & Esther B. Griffin
Louise E. Smith - Dec. 4, 1939 - b. 630 p. 470
Clifton R. & Leslie W. Harrison - Aug. 18, 1944 - b. 666 p. 495
Dorothy S. McBride - Dec. 1, 1951 - b. 758 p. 386
Willard H. & Mary L. Currier - Mar. 26, 1956 - b. 830 p. 339
Willard H. Currier estate, heir Mary L. Currier - Dec. 1, 1975
Cornelius J. & Helen M. Twomey - Sept. 28, 1976 - b. 1292 p. 346
Helen M. Twomey - July 26, 1989 - b. 2973 p. 106
Susan J. Montgomery & Michael E. Williams - Oct. 30, 1992 - b. 3583 p. 240
Mark T. & Maureen A. Zytkovicz - Apr. 8, 2011 - b. 12456 p. 77
Inventory Data:
| Street | Chestnut St |
| Place | Andover Center District |
| Historic District | Not Applicable |
| Historic Name | Nathan Abbot House |
| Present Use | residence |
| Original Use | residence |
| Construction Date | 1889 |
| Source | ECRDS, ENRDL |
| Architectural Style | Queen Anne |
| Architect/Builder | Brainard Cummings |
| Foundation | stone/granite |
| Wall/Trim | clapboards/wood shingles |
| Roof | asphalt - gable |
| Condition | excellent |
| Acreage | 0.253 acre |
| Setting | residential |
| Map and parcel | 39-166 |
| Recorded by | Barbara Thibault, James S. Batchelder |
| Organization | Andover Historical Society, Andover Preservation Commission |
| Date entered | 1990, 4/1/2016 |
