74 Morton Street – 22-109 – 0.229 acre built 1859-1860
Timothy & Catherine Haggerty House
Morton St., east of Main St. was first known as Pike Street or Pike Lane, then Green St. on 1872 maps. Pike and East Pike St. appear on earlier deeds. Morton St. originally began at School St. and ended at Main Street. Morton St. was extended to include Pike in the late 1890’s. Pike also was nick-named "Ram Cat Alley" by local old-timers. The Pike Soap Company was located near the intersection of Bartlet St. and later further east on the south side of the road. It was formerly believed some of the houses on the east end of Morton St. were built by Willard Pike for his employees. Recent research disproves this claim. Most of the modest homes were built for Irish emigrants between 1854 – 1860.
George H. French was a merchant in Andover when he purchased 10 acres 9 rods of land from Phillips Academy on Mar. 8, 1854. The parcel’s south border along Pike Street extended down into what is now the “Playstead” and a portion of the Andover Housing Authority. French subdivided the property into house lots along the street. Each lot sold contained a caveat that the new owner had to build a fence along the property line and maintain their half. French sold a portion of his property to Rev. Varnum Lincoln for $750. Lincoln sold 3 acres to Francis Williamson June 19, 1857 for $442.50. Williams then sold off 1 acre of land to Timothy Haggerty on Oct. 1, 1859 for $200

The 1860 Andover Valuation lists Timothy Haggerty; 1 acre, House and land $325. In 1870 House $150, 1 acre $150 = $300 Farm stock $50. Timothy was born about 1820 in Ireland and married Catherine “Kate” Donovan b. Mar. 1837 in Ireland, immigrated in 1850. They had eleven children; William b. Bradford, NH 1857, Mary b. Apr. 13, 1858, Margaret b. July 20, 1861, Timothy J. b. Oct. 2, 1863, Ellen b. Jan. 9, 1865, John b. Feb. 14, 1868, Catherine b. Apr. 15, 1870, Joanna “Annie” b. May 5,1874, Daniel J. b. Dec. 15, 1875, Honora b. Nov. 22, 1877.

Their son Timothy died Nov. 8, 1893 and is interred at St. Augustine’s Cemetery. Timothy Sr. died before 1900 as Catherine is listed as a Widow in the 1900 census. Her son Daniel J. age 23, a Hack Driver, is also listed and was deeded the property on March 14, 1908. Daniel is listed in directories as a Hostler at Higgins Stables on Park St and in 1910 as a Coachman for a private family. Daniel’s sister Honora “Dora” McCarthy and daughter Honora Irene Mc Carthy came to live with Daniel 1920, after the death of her husband Joseph T. McCarthy. Their mother Catherine is listed in the 1920 Directory but not in the 1920 Census and may also have passed that year.
Dora married on April 5, 1905 in Andover to Joseph T. McCarthy, b. Feb. 1, 1877 in Roxbury, MA, son of Jeremiah & Mary McCarthy. Joseph is listed as a Teamster, but in 1910 a Bartender. They lived at 10 Pearl St. in Somerville. Their daughter Honora Irene was born Oct. 3, 1908 in Somerville.

Dora and daughter Irene would inherit the home in 1944 after Daniel Haggerty died. Irene would become sole owner in 1964 and after her death in 1987 the property was sold to Joseph D. McDonald – June 9, 1987. The home had been owned by the family for 128 years.