On May 22,1897, Charles A. Hardy & son Frank Hardy purchase ½ acre lot for $150 from George Averill who owned the former Solomon Holt homestead at 111 Reservation Rd. The Holt farm included all the land now occupied by the West Parish Church, the Green and 45 acres of the Cemetery. The Hardy family owned the former Phelps stone house across the street from this lot at 183 Lowell St. Frank’s boyhood home is where he began his brush making business in the barn behind the house. The house was built on the lot just west of the Andover Grange Building. Frank Hardy built the house for himself and his wife Edith.
AT - May 14, 1897 – Richard Williamson has the cellar under way for Frank H. Hardy’s new house in West Andover.

Charles & Frank obtained a mortgage from the Punchard Free School Trustee for $1000 to be paid back in one year at 5½%. interest. On September 20, 1898, Charles Hardy conveys his interest in property over to son Frank Hardy. Frank & Edith lived here for 10 years. The 1900 Tax Evaluation Frank Hardy: House $1200. ½ acre of land $100 = $1300.

In 1905 the West Parish Church was looking to buy property to enlarge their 5 acres cemetery. William Madison Wood, President of the American Woolen Co. purchased 45 acres from George Averill to transform the old burial ground into a Garden Cemetery. The plan included a new main gate entry and open green. Wood had to persuade the Hardy family, the Andover Grange members and the parishioners of West Parish Church to sell their parcels. Frank and Edith Hardy sold their property to William M. Wood on November 3, 1908. The parcel bounded on the North by Lowell St. 7 rods 9’, easterly by land of the Grange 13 rods, southerly by land, late of Averill and westerly to Lowell St.

The “Hardy House” was sold to Grandville K. Cutler, Purchasing Agent for the American Woolen Company, a member of the West Parish Church and the Andover Grange. He was also Chairman of the Cemetery board committee. The Hardy house was moved about ½ mile east to #129 Lowell Street on the north side of the road. The new lot was owned by the Burtt/Cutler family who owned the 16 acre farm at #161 Lowell St. Cutler's wife was Gertrude Burtt who grew up in the homestead at #161 was purchased by her sister Angie and brother Albert Burtt in 1902

The Grange Hall was moved to Shawsheen Rd directly behind the church. The church vestry which was across the street from the church entrance was moved to the right of the church as were the horse sheds that were on the green.

Edith E. & Frank Hardy purchased the Victorian John Morrel home at 202 Shawsheen Rd. which abutted the church property on Oct. 8, 1908 rec. 11/11/1908.
In 1910 Frank Hardy moves his brush manufacturing business into the empty mill buildings of the Smith & Dove Company in Frye Village from his father’s barn at #183 Lowell Street. AT- October 7, 1910 – Frye Village – Work commenced on the brush factory on Haverhill Street on Monday (Oct. 3rd)

“Hardy House” at 129 Lowell St.
On June 25, 1919, Gertrude B. & Grandville K. Cutler sell their house to Albert E. & Rose A. Gilman. An additional triangular lot was later added to the property in 1936.
The Gilmans owned for 25 years then sold April 14,1944 to Ernest W. & Kathleen Ann Halbach. The Halbach sold to Clara & Harold Libby on July 14,1950. Libby held for 10 years then selling to George & Constance Abodeely on June 2, 1960,

The Abodeely family were long term owners of the property for 48 years. They sold on May 2008 to John & Laury Luff.