Washington Ave. was constructed in 1889 and named on the Centennial of George Washington’s visit to Andover in 1789. Constructed over farm land of Charles O. Cummings, house lots were then sold off to residents and developers. By 1906 eighteen new homes had been built. Interesting to note that five new owners, Tyler, Lewis, Gray, Stiles and Caldwell were House Carpenters and Cummings and Wardwell were developers at each end of the avenue.

Aug. 30, 1889 Andover Townsman p. 4 - The new street, Washington Ave. is progressing rapidly, and from all appearances it is likely to be a good piece of road. The ledge at the Elm Street end had been blasted sufficiently, and the men are now engaged cutting down the ground above the grad and filling in the lower places. Quite a piece stretching from Summer Street is ready for the finishing touches.
October 25, 1889 AT – The new street Washington Ave. is beginning to look like a very good piece of road. The top dressing of red spring gravel is being put on.
Nov. 1, 1889 p.1 AT Commissioner Hayward has finished putting the top coat of Red Spring gravel on Washington Ave. and one sidewalk has been made the entire length.

7 – 9 Washington Ave – 21-79 –
The property of the two family house at #7-#9 Washington Street was once part of the lot at #5 and was sub-divided off in 1912 and sold to Andover contractor John E. Pitman on Oct. 7, 1912. Pitman built the home and then sold it to Robert & Edith B. Lochhead on July 28, 1913. Robert Lockhead was born Mar. 17, 1879 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland, son of Robert and Margaret (Hodge) Lochead. Robert worked at the Tyer Rubber Co. in Andover. He married Edith Belle Morse b. 1892 in Andover, dau. of George & Isabel (Warden) Morse. Edith was a laundress later employed as a burler at Smith & Dove CO. They did not have children. Lochhead owned for six years then sold to Hyman Krinsky on October 9, 1919 and moved to Summer St.

Hyman Krinsky then placed the deed in his wife’s name Beccy Krinsky but owned just 6 months. The 1920 Census lists Hyman age 30, emigrating from Russia in 1906, Junk dealer. Beccy, 34, also from Russia emigrated in 1916. They have one son Morris age 3. Also listed at #7, renting are James Lowe, 24 b. Scotland, flax dresser, wife Jennie H. 24, and dau. Jennie H. age 5.

Krinsky sold to Fred & Elizabeth Ellis on May 1, 1920. Fred Ellis was born in England, in 1880, son of John & Martha (Briggs) Ellis,a house painter, emigrated in 1889. Lived in Methuen, married Oct. 4, 1898 in Lawrence to Elizabeth M. Fair b. 1881 in Scotland, dau. of John & Marion (Daveson) Fair. They had four children: Marion E. b. 1900, Frederick E. b. 1902, and Edith Heida b. 1920. Ellis owned for five years then moved to Salem, NH. They sold to Agnes C. Nicoll, wife of George B. on June 25, 1925.