Historical Narrative:
Themes: Architectural and Community Development
Original owner - Miss Mary E. Ballard
This land had a long association with the Ballard Family and is always referred to locally as Ballard land. Captain Joshua Ballard moved to Andover 1848. He was a timber trader and farmer, and bought property from Merrill Pettingill including a blacksmith shop which then came into possession of Jame H. Cochrane who had the adjoining property at #5 Punchard and to the corner of Bartlet St.
Captain Joshua Ballard from Ballardvale built a plain, substantial, moderate sized Greek Revival style house on this spot at the corner of Main St. and Punchard Ave. (once called Universalist Court).
July 24, 1885 pg. 3. col. 1 The Ballard family, it is understood, will soon build a fine residence on the site of their old house, at the corner of Main and Punchard Avenue. After Capt. Ballard's death, the house was moved to make room for the new one.
June 18, 1886 – Mrs. Ballard’s house on Main Street has been moved.
The Greek Revival house was moved to the south edge of the Ballard lot not 104 Main St.
Miss Mary Ballard's modern, handsome and elaborate Victorian house was built in 1886 which included an attached barn and carriage house. She and her sister remained in their home until death took them both. The property was sold and Caronel Apartments were built on the site of the Mary Ballard house. The house and barn were separated from each other.
AT Aug. 3, 1923 - The barn on the Ballard estate on Main Street has been moved this week from the rear of the house near Punchard Ave., to a new location further south and near the back of the lot.
The Barn was moved to the SE corner of the parcel and the main house was turned 90 degrees and moved to the NE corner of the property. The remaining front lawn was used for the apartment building and open court. The building is the former carriage house and barn. It was converted into an apartment about 1924 and then a condo unit in 2000's
In 1885, Dr. Mary Harris had office here (house now 104 Main St.).
In 1951, it was a 2-family house. Helen Chickering lived here, 1952
The house was converted into three condos about 2002
Later owners: John F. O'Connell, 1949, Claire Sullivan and Mary Carroll Bell, 1964-1971.
Bibliography/References:
Essex County Registry Deeds, Salem, MA
Essex Northern Registry Deeds, Lawrence, MA
J.N. Cole: Glimpses of Andover, 1896
1882 Bailey map - Andover Historical Society files
Directories 1926, 1932, 1943, 1953
Maps 1930, 1906, 1896, 1884, 1872, 1852
Jenkins, William: Changes on Main St. in 60 years, 1913
Carter, Emily: Main Street in Year 1850, Andover Townsman, Jan. 23, 1934
Andover Townsman, Nov. 9, 1923, article on Caronel Court Apartments, p. 1, 3.
April 4, 1924 - p. 7 Nearing completion. Plan of floor layouts.
Andover Advertiser
Owners;
Ministerial Fund of South Parish
Merrill Pettingill – Mar. 15, 1819 – b. 253 leaf 183 - $250 lot of land
Merrill Pettingill to Ministerial Fund of S.P. – Dec. 26, 1822 b. 230 leaf 250 –mtg. deed w/house
Asa Merrill – May 20, 1837 – b. 300 leaf 248 – 1st parcel w/
Sylvester Bowman – Dec. 3, 1844 rec. 5/23/1845 – b. 355 leaf 78-79
Joshua Ballard – Mar. 20, 1848 – b. 394 leaf 279 - $2000 w/dwelling house
Joshua Ballard Jr. wife Mehitable – July 15, 1848 – b. 400 leaf 54 - $900 adj. lot
Joshua Ballard, wife Phebe – Jan. 29, 1855 – b. 506 leaf 220
Joshua Ballard estate, Feb. 4, 1871 -
Ballard heirs, Phebe A. Chandler, Joshua Jr., Stephen, Gayton, Mary A. Ballard
Mary A. Ballard – Mar. 29, 1872 – b. 13 p. 217 - $4000
Mary A. Ballard estate – Mar. 19, 1922
Mary Ballard heirs; Edward H. Chandler, Gayton B. Ellis, and William Y. Chandler
1 Punchard;
Edith C. O'Connell, wife of John F. & Blanche Carroll, wife of Charles M. - June 8, 1923 - b. 479 p. 291
Edith C. O'Connell - Sept. 8, 1927 - b. 535 p. 41
Helen F. Bauer - Feb. 15, 1949 - b. 721 p. 13 - Nelson Realty Trust
John F. O'Connell - Feb. 15, 1949 - b. 721 p. 18 & 19
John F. O'Connell estate, Harry B. McCracken Trustee probate #267268 - Sept. 11, 1953 b. 780 p. 585
Clare M. Sullivan, hier by will, also by Mary Carroll Bell - b. 1016 p. 62 and b. 1168 p. 690
Caronel Court Realty Trust - Mark S. & Kevin J. Sullivan Trustees - May 18, 1972 b. 1193 p. 362
Phillip F. Sullivan, trustee - May 8, 1981 b. 1504 p. 131
Mark L. Sullivan & Phillip F. Sullivan trustees O.S.E. Trust - Mar. 1971
Clare M. Sullivan - Mar. 22, 1981 - b. 1504 p. 131
Clare M. & Phillip F. Sullivan - Dec. 18, 1984 - b. 1906 p. 43
Caronel Court Trust, Clare M. & Phillip F. Sullivan, trustees, - Jan. 23, 1985 - b. 1920 p. 169 and p. 175
Caronel Court Trust, Clare M. & Phillip F. Sullivan, trustees, - Sept. 6, 1985 - b. 2041 p. 259
Caronel Court Realty Trust, Clare M. & Phillip F. Sullivan, trustees, - Aug. 31, 1998 - b. 5178 p. 147
John F. Phillips - Nov. 26, 2002 - b. 7337 p. 204 and pg. 208
Inventory Data:
| Street | Punchard Av |
| Place | Andover Center |
| Historic District | Main/Locke Streets NRH District |
| Historic Name | Mary A. Ballard Carraige Barn |
| Present Use | Condo - residence |
| Original Use | carraige barn and stable |
| Construction Date | 1886 |
| Source | ERDS, ENRDL |
| Architectural Style | Other |
| Foundation | stone & granite |
| Wall/Trim | clapboard/wood |
| Roof | asphalt |
| Outbuildings / Secondary Structures | Former Carriage House and barn |
| Major Alterations | Moved 1886 Conversin to apartment 1924 Condo 2002 |
| Condition | excellent |
| Moved? | Yes |
| Move Details | AT June 18, 1886 |
| Setting | residential/professional offices |
| Map and parcel | 39-73 |
| Recorded by | Brian Lee, James S. Batchelder |
| Organization | Andover Preservation Commission |
| Date entered | 7/1992, 3/2013 |
