Historical Narrative:
This home was built as part of the Shawsheen Village development 1918 – 1924 by William M. Wood, President of the American Woolen Company Wood hired about eight different architects to design the homes and structures for the village. Homes were sold or rented through the Homestead Association who had offices in the Post Office building on the corner of North Main & Poor Streets.
After the death of William M. Wood in Feb. 1926 most of the residential and commercial buildings were then sold. Some were held by the Wood family in the "Arden Trust" and others with the American Woolen Company, which had been deeded the property in December 1920. The AWCo Board of Directors authorized its President, Lionel J. Noah, to deliver all deeds, as deemed necessary to the Textile Realty for sale on Dec. 29, 1931.
The Textile Realty then transferred ownership to the Andover Shawsheen Realty Company on June 30, 1932, holding the mortgage on the properties. T. Edwin Andrew, treasurer, was authorized to sell or rent the properties. With the Great Depression sales were sluggish and many homes were rented until the economy rebounded.
This house was sold to Henry F. & Emily W. Dearborn on Oct. 22, 1935. Dearborn owned for eight years then selling to William G. & Vera H. Weiss on May 29, 1943. William Weiss was a physician in Lawrence, MA. The Weiss family owned the property for 25 years then selling in 1968 to Arthur B. & Carolyn Porter.
Bibliography/References:
Essex County Registry Deeds, Salem, MA
Essex Northern Registry Deeds, Lawrence, MA
Andover Maps, 1852, 1872, 1888, 1906, 1926
Andover Street Directories
See Map plan #704 - American Woolen Company - Sept. 1927
#879 - June 1932 - Textile Realty Company - lot 5
Owners;
Ephraim Everson parcel 1 & Solomon Flagg parcel 2
William C. Donald - March 3, 1855 - b. 567 leaf 246 - parcel 1 Salem deed
William C. Donald - Jan. 15, 1861 - b. 623 leaf 128 - parcel 2 Salem deed
William C Donald estate, Gordon Donald, TR - 9.86 acres
Henry P. Binney - Apr. 24, 1919 - b. 398 p. 52 - 9.86 acres
American Woolen Company - Dec. 30, 1920 - b. 435 p. 215
Textile Realty Company - Dec. 30, 1931 - b. 563 p. 351
Andover Shawsheen Realty Co. - June. 30, 1932 - b. 565 p. 87 - parcel 20th
Henry F. & Emily W. Dearborn - Oct. 22, 1935 - b. 593 p. 195
William G. & Vera H. Weiss - May 29, 1943 - b. 657 p. 598
Arthur B. & Carolyn L. Porter - Aug. 30, 1968 - b. 1113 p. 358
William B. & Leslie P. Walters - Dec. 10, 1982 - b. 1629 p. 118
David K. & Julie (Sweeney) Springwater - July 23, 1984 - b. 1840 p. 61
Paul W. & Susan M. Russo III - Oct. 17, 1996 - b. 4613 p. 218
Paul W. Russo III - Jan. 14, 1998 - b. 4944 p. 85
Paul W. & Susan M. Russo III - Jan. 14, 1998 - b. 4944 p. 85
Susan M. Russo - Feb. 18, 1998 - b. 4971 p. 200
Paul W. Russo III - Dec. 3, 1998 - b. 5265 p. 111
Paul W. & Susan (Moheban) Russo III - Apr. 25, 1999 - b. 5550 p. 342
Karen A. Sayer & Fred D. Faust - June 7, 2005 - b. 9556 p. 231
Judith A. Johnson - Jan. 31, 2007 - b. 10614 p. 69
Inventory Data:
| Street | Kensington St |
| Place | Shawsheen Village - Frye Village |
| Historic District | Shawsheen Village NRH District |
| Historic Name | Dearborn - Weiss House |
| Present Use | residence |
| Original Use | residence |
| Construction Date | 1920 - 1922 |
| Source | ERDS, ENRDL |
| Architectural Style | Colonial Revival |
| Architect/Builder | Clifford Allbright |
| Foundation | stone |
| Wall/Trim | brick veneer/wood |
| Roof | hip - slate |
| Condition | excellent |
| Acreage | 0.198 acre |
| Setting | residential |
| Map and parcel | 52-49 |
| Recorded by | Stack/Mofford, James Batchelder |
| Organization | Andover Preservation Commission |
| Date entered | 1975 - 1977, 3/19/2015 |
