Architectural Description:
Built about 1900 on 0.45 acres of land. This 1 family residence has Vinyl exterior and an Asphalt roof cover. It has 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, and 1 1/2 baths. It is 1 3/4 stories with a chimney, a gable roof, and a 1 3/4 story ell about 18x13 feet, and an enclosed back porch 8x12 ft. Recent addition of a bay window on each side of a center front door.
Historical Narrative:
Current owners: George and Carol Madden
Bibliography/References:
Essex County Registry Deeds, Salem, MA
Essex Northern Registry Deeds, Lawrence, MA
Andover maps,
Land Court Plan - #6558-A - July 25, 1917 - Mears.
Owners:
Herman P. Chandler -
Warren Mears - b. 398 leaf 119
Joseph T. Abbot & Solomon H. Higgins - Feb. 16, 1849 - b. 408 leaf 37 - $250.
Joseph T. Abbot estate, Betsey Abbot wid., & Mary Abbot - Probate heirs
Warren Mears - May 6, 1865 - b. 683 leaf 116 - $150. - 83 rods
Warren Mears, unmarried - Jan. 23, 1884 - b. 75 p. 49
Martha Russell - Jan. 23, 1884 - b. 75 p. 51 - Bond - Mears life estate
Warren Mears Jr., wife A. Frances - 1894 - Warren Mears estate
Mary E. Mears - Aug. 2, 1894 - b. 77 p. 535
Mary E. Mears - Sept. 3, 1884 - b. 87 p. 234
John Howard Abbott - May 14, 1898 - b. 164 p. 226 - discharge mtg.
Mary E. Mears - Oct. 8, 1917 - Certificate #624 land court
Thomas Miller, wife Augusta - Nov. 27, 1917 - Ctf. #684
Andover Savings Bank - Sept. 14, 1926 - Ctf. #2105 - mtg. deed
H. Edward & A. Irene York, Jr. - May 18, 1940 - Ctf. #2493
Edward & Lucy B. Cole - Dec. 24, 1951 - Ctf. #3795
Thomas R. & Virginia T. Gardner - May 21, 1956 - Ctf. #4389
Thomas R. Gardner estate, Aug. 18, 1970, Virginia T. (Gardner) Wallace 1971
Michael & Margaret McAuliffe - Sept. 10, 1971 - Ctf. #6701
Clive & Marilyn M. McAuliffe - Jan. 25, 1974 - Ctf. #7082
Michael F. & Paula N. Nazzaro - Aug. 21, 1975 - Ctf. #7344
George C. & Carol L. Madden - July 6, 1978 - Ctf. #7982
Madden Nominee Realty Trust - Apr. 3, 1998 - Ctf. #12848
Geo. C. Madden Revocable Trust - Apr. 2, 2014 - Ctf. #17077
Inventory Data:
| Street | Tewksbury St |
| Place | Ballardvale |
| Historic District | Ballardvale Local Historic District |
| Historic District | Ballardvale National Register District |
| Historic Name | Warren Mears House |
| Present Use | residence |
| Original Use | residence |
| Construction Date | ca. 1900 |
| Source | ECRDS, ENRDL, style-njs |
| Architectural Style | Other |
| Foundation | stone/granite/brick |
| Wall/Trim | clapboard/wood/vinyl siding |
| Roof | asphalt - gable |
| Outbuildings / Secondary Structures | shed / FR 10/12 1988??? Metal shed 10/10 1989??? |
| Major Alterations | 2 front bay windows |
| Condition | good |
| Acreage | 0.454 acre; Acreage: 0.45 acres |
| Setting | residential |
| Map and parcel | 157-82 |
| Recorded by | Ruth A. Sharpe (Andover Historical District) James Batchelder |
| Organization | Andover Preservation Commission |
| Date entered | Jun 1997, 8/13/2016 |
