Historical Narrative:
This property was once owned by Samuel Needham. Needham sold the once acre 16 poles lot with building to John Flint, Cabinet maker" on Mar. 13, 1829. It is the secnd parcel mentioned in the deed. John Flint built the wooden store at 2 Main St. on the corner of Post Office Ave. about 1818. It would be later known as Valpey's Meet Marker in the 1880s.
Flint owned the property for nine years then selling to Thomas C Trow, a "Butcher" for $100 on May 17, 1838. Trow held about seven months then selling to Ivory Edwards, a Blacksmith, also for $100. Edwards owned just two years then sold to John J. Brown, a Jewler, on June 4, 1841 for $750. John J. Brown open a store at 9 Main Street in 1843 and expanded his business into an Apothecary. His store would become one of the most patronized by residents in town. Brown later sold this home to Joseph R. Millett on Jan. 1, 1848 for $1000. Brown then purchased Millett's home at 37 High Street.
Millett, a carpenter, had some financial setbacks and would sell two years later to John McGinley on Jan. 28, 1850. McGinley then turned the property the following day to Mehitable M. Hawley on Jan. 29, 1850. Hawley owned the home for ten years then selling on Mar. 28, 1860 to Edward J. & Harriet W. Wardwell.
Bibliography/References:
Essex County Registry Deeds, Salem, MA
Essex Northern Registry Deeds, Lawrence, MA
Owners;
Samuel Needham
John Flint - Mar. 13, 1829 - b. 251 leaf 292 - 1acre 16 poles w/bld. 2nd parcel
Thomas C. Trow, wife Phebe - May 17, 1838 - b. 307 leaf 45 - $100
Ivory Edwards, wife Elizabeth - Jan. 26, 1839 - b. 310 leaf 221 - $100
John J. Brown, wife Emily - June 4, 1841 - b. 325 leaf 222 - $750
Joseph R. Millett, wife Elizabeth M. - Jan. 2, 1848 - b. 393 leaf 119 - $1000
John McGinley - Jan. 28, 1850 - b. 423 leaf 144
Mehitable M. Hawley - Jan. 29, 1850 - b. 423 leaf 145
Edward J. Wardwell, Harriet W. - Mar. 28, 1860 - b. 604 leaf 99
Jacob W. Berry, wife Ann J. - Mar. 31, 1868 - b. 743 leaf 16 & 17
George N. Pasho - Aug. 19, 1871 - b. 10 p. 38
George N. Pasho - b. 25 p. 61 - Homestead deed
Catherine Turbeyfield - Apr. 23, 1877 - b. 46 p. 89
Isabella A. (McCullough) Callahan - Oct. 28, 1889 - b. 103 p. 181
Bridget McCullough - Nov. 11, 1897 - b. 166 p. 193
Isabella A. (McCullough) Callahan
William J. & Edith M. Welch - Oct. 14, 1935 - b. 593 p. 120
Edith M. Welch estate, William J. Welch - June 27, 1951 - probate
William J. Welch estate, Mildred M. Welch, Admx - June 14, 1955 - Probate #246,371
John C. & Kathleen T. Brennan - Aug. 5, 1955 - b. 818 p. 17
Robert B. R. & Margaret Smith - May 10, 1968 - b. 1105 p. 467
Saint Mary's Church Society of Lawrence - May 13, 1998 - b. 5050 p. 298
Ann Tarmey - Feb. 16, 2000 - b. 5679 p. 291
Paul L. Twomey & Kristi L. Campion - May 11, 2004 - b. 8778 p. 336
Jiasheng Huang and Mei Y. Zhou - Oct. 6, 2011 - b. 12646 p. 49
Mei Y. Zhou - Sept. 24, 2013 - b. 13661 p. 222
B. R. B. S. Properties, LLC, Mei Y. Zhou - Mar. 10, 2014 - b. 13794 p. 125
Mei Y. Zhou - Oct. 20, 2014 - b. 14047 p. 66
B. R. B. S. Properties, LLC, Mei Y. Zhou - Mar. 4, 2015 - b. 14146 p. 18
Inventory Data:
| Street | Brook St |
| Place | Andover Center District |
| Historic District | Not Applicable |
| Present Use | residence - 3 family |
| Original Use | residence |
| Construction Date | 1840's |
| Source | ECRDS, ENRDL, style-njs |
| Foundation | stone/granite |
| Wall/Trim | clapboards/wood |
| Roof | asphalt - gable |
| Condition | good |
| Acreage | 0.170 acre |
| Setting | residential |
| Map and parcel | 55-41 |
| Recorded by | Stack/Mofford, James S. Batchelder |
| Organization | Andover Preservation Commission |
| Date entered | 1975-77, 3/1/2016 |
