Themes: architectural; community development

This home and the one across the street at #172 are two of the first homes to be built along the former Boston & Maine Railroad line that is now High Street from Harding St. and continuing into North Andover to Sutton St. then on to Haverhill, MA. The rail tracks were moved to the current location to the west in 1848 to service the new city of Lawrence, MA. The old line was abandoned and converted into a "highway" in 1856.
Andover Advertiser - July 12, 1856 – County Commissioners to layout old railroad from Andover Village to Sutton’s Mills as a public highway.

This section of High Street was the extension of the Andover-Wilmington Railroad (1836-1848) that originally stopped at Essex Street but then was extended to Haverhill and Manchester, NH. It merged to become the Boston & Maine Railroad.

This parcel of land once belonged to Peter Temple who built across the street. Temple sold this parcel to Marcus M. Gilfillan on May 24, 1859. Gilfillan held the property for 15 year then selling the two- and one-half acres to Nathan Stone for $375. Nathan Stone built the home sometime after.