Andover Historic Building Survey. Design: Stephen Foster. Builder: Kevin Murphy

Central Street National Historic Register District. Builder: EM and Sons, Inc.

Andover Historic Building Survey

Ballardvale National Historic Register District. Architect: Joe Silverwatch, Architects, LLC. Contractors: Cote & Foster.

Group members: Georgeann Keer, Anil and Naomi Navkal, Carey Poe, Danny and Laurie O’Toole, Andover Selectman Alex Vispoli.

Architect: Jane Griswold
circa 1915

Architect: Mark Yanowitz,
circa 1840

circa 1850

Architect: Flavin Architects, Boston
Builder: Black Dog
circa 1950

built 1847

built 1885-86

built 1714

Caretakers House at Arden
built circa 1900

French-Jenkins House, circa 1830

Mark Ratte, Ratte Construction and architect, Sally DeGann were responsible for the historically sensitive exterior and interior restoration, including a limited interior expansion into an attached carriage barn, and a sympathetic addition of a small side entryway. Shutters were made to exactly match the few remaining original shutters.

Foster House, built 1901

Built 1884

Built 1958

Built circa 1800

Built 2012

built 2011

built circa 1850

Built 1873

Built circa 1904

Central Street National Register Historic District
built 2002

Central Street National Historic Register District
built 1796

National Register of Historic Places
built 1812
builder: John H. Watson, The Gothic Builder

Ballardvale National Register Historic and Local Historic District
built 1836, 1842

Academy Hill National Register Historic District
built 1778 to the present

Architect: Addison LeBoutillier
Shawsheen Village National Historic Register District

Andover Community Trust House
Architect: John Pearson, Margulies Peruzzi Architects
Builders: Kevin Smith, Smith Construction

Architects: McKim, Mead & White
Academy Hill National Register Historic District

circa 1880

built 2006

circa 1920

English barns have their doorways on the primary face of the structure rather than the gable end as is common on New England style barns.

The Awards Committee celebrates Gwen Hedrick's unwavering devotion to this important mission. The West Parish Garden Cemetery and Chapel are the crowning jewels of Andover. We have the able leadership of Gwen Hedrick and the West Parish Garden Cemetery Committee to thank for it.

Architect, Michael Rosefeld of West Acton, MA

This residential building designed by Rob Bramhall, architect, replaced an circa1800 double house moved to 352 South Main Street.

Mike Ristuccia, developer

New construction added on to original house townhouse condominiums. Developer, Bill Johnson

Jane Griswold, architect - Ratte Builders

Central Street National Historic Register District

Julie Mofford is an historian, author, playwright and educator who has made many important contributions to preserving the history of Andover.

In the 1860’s, the building was part of the Whipple File Manufacturing Company complex. During the 1880’s the Craighead and Kintz Plant occupied the building. This company manufactured artistic bronzes, plaques, inkwells and lamps. 200 Andover was also a part of a complex of mill buildings in Ballard Vale center that American artist Charles Sheeler found and photographed during his stay in Andover in 1946 as artist-in-residence at the Addison Gallery of American Art at Philips Academy.

Tom Childs, builder-Craig Gibson architect

As a horticulturalist, Al Retelle has a long association with the landscape. From 1960-1965, he was president of AVIS. In 1965, Al Retelle made a dramatic and successful plea for a conservation commission at Town Meeting. Andover was early to adopt the idea of acquiring and conserving open space to protect the watershed. Al became the first chairman of the Conservation Commission and served from 1960-1963. He and others like Harold Rafton, inventoried the open land in Andover. Al has been the warden of Baker’s Meadow since the AVIS warden system began. He has also served on the West Parish Garden Cemetery Committee. He was awarded the Outstanding Service Award from Mass Audubon Society in 1969, and the Director’s Award as Outstanding Employee of the State in 1997.

English style barn moved from 361 River Road to 60 Chestnut Street preserved this vulnerable agriculture building. Cupola was salvaged from a barn at 63 Whittier Street.

Shawsheen Village National Historic Register District. Originally the building housed a post office, the office of the American Woolen Mill Company Farms and offices for publications and civil engineers. A community market and assembly hall were on the third floor.

The Town of Andover razed the historic BallardVale Community Center in the 1970's, an act from which the residents of BallardVale have never quite recovered. Not content with the empty lot where the building once stood, residents, and in particular, Richard Bowen, sought to do something positive by expanding the existing village green in hopes that it would serve as a central focus for the Vale, a place on which BallardVale residents could gather, hold events, meet their neighbors and build a sense of community. Ballardvale National Register Historic District.

A former barn located at 10 Orchard Street converted by architect and designer Addison LeBoutillier into a residence for himself. Robert Wilkie, craftsman and carpenter, has worked with the Castle's to maintain the home as LeBoutillier intended.

Independent listing on the National Register of Historic Places. This rare and important Andover first period colonial home was built for Sarah Farnam by Benjamin Abbot sometime after 1686. It remained in the Abbot family through eight generations until 1933. The Town of Andover has been fortunate that the subsequent owners of this house have understood and valued its importance to the history of the community and the nation.

This small charming late 19th century vernacular cottage with Queen Anne style decoration appears on town maps in 1906. We believe that the house was moved to this location probably from an area of Elm Street closer to the downtown to make way the expansion of the business district and the construction of the Free Christian Church.

The Awards Committee believes that the work represented by this landscape project should be recognized as significant. What could have been an unsightly drainage area has been developed into a beautiful pond in a natural woodland setting. The Chermeyoff's have worked hard to stabilize this area under very difficult conditions. We believe their work is in the best tradition of Frederick Law Olmstead who designed his parks to reflect a quiet natural environment.

This late Greek Revival farmhouse with connected buildings is in the best tradition of New England farmhouses. Greek Revival style elements seen here include the gable end of the building that faces the street and the use of engaged pillars at the corners of the house The house was owned by W.R. Lovejoy in 1852. Long time 20th century owners were the Winslow family. George Winslow was the former town clerk.

This addition to the Free Christian Church, designed by Domenic Sicari , Associates LTD is both sympathetic to the original 1907 structure in materials and style and unique with the incorporation of a dome. The 1907 building was designed by the most prestigious firm of the day, McKim, Mead and White of New York, William Symmes Richardson, architect.

Certificate of Appreciation for moving Pearson Farmhouse, circa 1850 from 254 South Main Street to 305 South Main Street to save it from demolition and preserve it.
Pearson Farmhouse, part of the Academy Hill National Register Historic District, once had a distinctive setting on a hillside just south of the Phillips Academy campus.

The architect for the project was Joanna Reck, daughter of the owners. The committee is especially appreciative of the Reck family's preservation effort. Houses of this period are particularly vulnerable to demolition at this time of sustained development demand. This project is a strong confirmation that International Style houses are inherently livable and charmingly modern.

This gracious Italianate home is located on land which was originally a part of Nathaniel Whittier's estate. The Whittier land was broken up and sold for house lots. Evidence suggests that an earlier period structure may have been incorporated into the house. A hand-made brick arch in the cellar is said to be the remains of an early blacksmith's forge. The carriage house was originally the stable, as the stalls and hayloft are still evident.

The Abbot-Stinson Farm, constructed circa 1724 was nominated to National Register of Historic Places by Boston University's thematic nomination on First Period House in Essex County. Georgian in style it has a clapboard exterior, Federal vestibule, symmetrical façade, two stories with five bays, a central chimney house with projecting one story Federal style lobby entrance and nearly regular fenestration with four windows below and five windows above. Rob Bramhall, architect, recognized for sympathetic addition design.

The Shawsheen Garage was built in 1921 by William M. Wood, president of the American Woolen Company, as part of the Shawsheen Mill Villages. Wood considered individual garages unaesthetic, so residents were required to park their cars in this common garage, which included a repair shop. Building originally designed by Adden & Parker of Boston.

This quiet New England farmhouse is beautifully sited away from Elm Street with a sweeping rear yard, large trees and a separate contemporary barn.

Greek Revival styling has a prominent pediment on the primary façade and decorative trim which is simple yet bold. The owners have added an addition which compliments the old house in styling, size and scale.

Independent listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

Vice President, Andover Companies