Historical Narrative:
88 - 90 North Main St. Randall A. Hurley House built 1897
The house lot was purchased in 1895 by Charles E. Torrey from Lewis T. Hardy & Joseph Cole of Hardy & Cole Company who had who purchased the “Low Estate” in 1892.
April 19, 1895 A.T. “Hardy & Cole have sold a lot of land next to the Low house on Main Street to Charles Torrey, of Marland Village, who it is understood, expects to build soon” Torrey was a carpenter and lived at 20 Marland St. (now Stevens St.) Torrey never built, but sold his lot to Randall A. Hurley on March 16, 1897. The two family house was constructed during the spring of 1897.
First tenants; John Horan & wife are living at #90 in 1897. Horan was foreman of sewers.
Bibliography/References:
Essex County Registry Deeds, Salem, MA
Essex Northern Registry Deeds, Lawrence, MA
Andover Townsman - AT
Andover Street Directories
Owners;
Joseph L. Low estate - 1820 - bk. 223 leaf 227 Salem Deeds
Lucy L Low, & Emily Low - July 31, 1873 - bk. 22 pg. 273
Lucy L. Low mortgage - Jan. 14, 1874 - bk. 25 pg. 184 - discharged
Mary Ann Low “Low Estate” - March 1892 - by probate will
Lewis Hardy & Cole “Low Estate” - June 30, 1892 - bk.119 pg 406-7
Charles E. Torrey - April 22, 1895 - bk. 139 pg. 210 land
Randall A. Hurley - March 16, 1897 - bk. 153 pg. 517 land
Randall & Bridget T. Hurley - Sept. 14, 1897 - bk. 157 pg. 106 land & bld. mtg.
Bridget T. Hurley estate of Randall - Nov. 1, 1922 - bk. 468 pg. 177
Cora E. Abbott - Nov. 1, 1922 - bk. 468 pg. 177
Bridget T. Hurley - Nov. 1, 1922 - bk. 468 pg. 177-78
Hurley family Mary C. Clancy et alli - Oct. 21, 1936 - bk. 603 pg. 70
Mary C. Clancy, Randall F., Timothy J., William A., & Charles J. Hurley
William A. Hurley - Sept. 10, 1957 - bk. 861 pg. 94
William A. Hurley - Jan. 10, 1959 - bk. 887 pg. 4
William A. & Catherine T. Hurley - Dec. 9, 1969 - bk. 1120 pg. 490
Judith Hurley - probate #9901487-DVI - bk. 4651 pg 153 (wrong ref.#)
William A. Hurley Jr. - Jan. 23, 2004 - bk. 8528 pg. 170-1
Inventory Data:
| Street | North Main St |
| Place | Andover Center |
| Historic District | Not Applicable |
| Historic Name | Randall A. Hurley House |
| Present Use | residence - two family |
| Original Use | residence - 2 family |
| Construction Date | 1897 |
| Source | ERDS, ENRDL |
| Architect/Builder | Hardy & Cole |
| Foundation | stone |
| Roof | asphalt |
| Condition | good |
| Setting | residential/commerical |
| Map and parcel | 38-28 |
| Recorded by | James S. Batchelder |
| Organization | Andover Preservation Commission |
| Date entered | Sept. 13, 2014 |
