Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Massachusetts - Essex County
Essex County Massachusetts has 50 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 9 places of National significance and 41 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Whittier, John Greenleaf, House, Balch, John, House, Holmes, Oliver Wendell, House, Salem Village Historic District and Derby Summerhouse.

Learn about the many famous people who are associated with these Essex County historic places including Fitz Hugh Lane, Oliver Wendell Holmes, John Balch, Gen. Israel Putnam, John Greenleaf Whittier and Henry Davis Sleeper.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Essex County places including Asa Obear Marshall, Samuel McIntire, Henry Davis Sleeper, Mudge,Josiah, et al, Jacob Chickering, Paul Pritchard, J.F. Eaton, Hartwell & Richardson, Jehiel Cochran and Jacob Johnson. Prominent architectural styles found in Essex Country are Federal, Greek Revival and Georgian.

Whittier, John Greenleaf, House (added 1966 - #66000792)
86 Friend St. , Amesbury
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This Amesbury home still keeps the original writing desk where the Quaker abolitionist poet penned "Snow-Bound" amidst his own books and household items.
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Whittier,John Greenleaf
Significant Year:
1892, 1836, 1811
Area of Significance:
Literature
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Rocky Hill Meetinghouse and Parsonage (added 1972 - #72000115)
Portsmouth Rd. and Elm St. , Amesbury
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This 1785 Amesbury assembly house still lacks electricity and plumbing, keeping the raw, unpainted pine pews exactly as they were when George Washington stopped by in 1789.
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Memorial Hall Library (added 1982 - #82004805)
2 N. Main St. , Andover
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This 1873 brick landmark in Elm Square still displays the original marble tablets honoring Andover''s Civil War dead right alongside its modern book stacks.
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Abbott & Jenkins, Eaton,J.F.
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education, Other
Historic Sub-function:
Library
Current Function:
Education, Other, Social
Current Sub-function:
Library, Meeting Hall
More Information:
archives document
Musgrove Block (added 1982 - #82004816)
2 Main St. , Andover
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Standing at Andover''s main downtown crossroads since 1894, this brick-and-sandstone corner landmark still draws eyes with its towering Queen Anne turret and active street-level shops.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Flint,John H.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
More Information:
archives document
Abbot, J. T., House (added 1982 - #82004814)
34 Essex St. , Andover
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Historic architecture fans head to 34 Essex Street in Andover to admire the 1867 Italianate home built for a local shoe manufacturer, which still features its original bracketed cornices and crowning cupola.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Chickering,Joseph
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Barnard Block (added 1982 - #82004803)
10-16 Main St. , Andover
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This 1883 Queen Anne brick building still anchors Andover''s downtown, letting folks grab a coffee under the same ornate terra cotta panels that local mill owners walked past over a century ago.
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Barnard,Henry W.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
More Information:
archives document
Chandler-Bigsby-Abbot House (added 1982 - #82004830)
88 Lowell St. , Andover
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Pull over on Andover''s Lowell Street to eyeball this rare 1670s timber-frame saltbox, which still stands as a private home with its massive original central chimney.
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Georgian
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Dascomb House (added 1982 - #82004826)
125 Dascomb Rd. , Andover
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Built back in 1819, this Federal-style duplex on Andover''s Main Street still shows off its rugged brick end walls and intact Greek Revival trim.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Johnson,Jacob
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Manning House (added 1982 - #82004817)
37 Porter Rd. , Andover
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This 1720s timber-frame home in Ipswich still stands with its massive original chimneys, giving passersby a direct look at raw colonial carpentry.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Russell House (added 1982 - #82004808)
28 Rocky Hill Rd. , Andover
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Standing on Andover''s Main Street since 1805, this Federal-style brick homestead served as a 19th-century student boarding house and still shows off its original, hand-laid masonry.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Frye, Nathan, House (added 1982 - #82004824)
166 N. Main St. , Andover
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This 1858 Italianate home in Andover still displays the wealth of a nineteenth-century mill owner through its original bracketed eaves and rooftop cupola.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Frye,Nathan
Significant Year:
1851
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
More Information:
archives document
Orlando (added 1982 - #82004815)
260 N. Main St. , Andover
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A quick walk down Gloucesters windy Beach Road brings this massive 1905 Shingle-style summer cottage into view, offering a raw look at how wealthy Bostonians colonized the rocky coastline at the turn of the century.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Wood,Billy
Significant Year:
1915
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic
More Information:
archives document
Punchard, Benjamin House (added 1982 - #82004801)
8 High St. , Andover
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Stroll past 8 High Street in Andover to see the 1846 Greek Revival home of the local industrialist whose bequest funded the town''s first free public high school.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Punchard,Benjamin
Significant Year:
1846
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Abbot-Baker House (added 1982 - #82004811)
5 Argilla Rd. , Andover
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History buffs head to Sunset Rock Road to spot this rare, surviving 1685 timber-frame home built by Andover''s earliest Puritan settlers.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1650-1699
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Abbot-Battles House (added 1982 - #82001905)
31 Lowell St. , Andover
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This 1730 Andover home offers a quick look at early Massachusetts carpentry with its heavy timber frame and massive central chimney stack.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Andover National Bank (added 1982 - #82001907)
23 Main St. , Andover
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Heavy 1890 Romanesque brownstone arches still dominate this Main Street landmark where Gilded Age mill tycoons once stashed their cash.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hardy & Cole, Hartwell & Richardson
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Financial Institution, Professional
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
More Information:
archives document
Bailey, Timothy P., House (added 1982 - #82004828)
210 Chandler Rd. , Andover
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This 1840 Greek Revival home on Andover''s Main Street features the massive columns and sharp pediment of a prosperous pre-Civil War merchant''s estate.
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Chandler-Hidden House (added 1982 - #82004832)
17 Hidden Rd. , Andover
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This 1750 Andover home still displays the rugged, hand-hewn timber framing and massive central chimney that stood there during the Revolutionary War.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Flint Farm (added 1982 - #82004825)
85 Osgood St. , Andover
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This 1709 timber-frame saltbox in Andover stands right along Lowell Street, giving passersby a raw look at some of Massachusetts'' earliest colonial carpentry.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Gray, David, House (added 1982 - #82004823)
232 Salem St. , Andover
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This 1812 Federal-style timber frame on Salem Street gives sidewalk observers a direct look at how early Andover farm families lived.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Georgian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Harnden Farm (added 1982 - #82004821)
261 Salem St. , Andover
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This 1740s Lynnfield homestead still stands with its original hand-hewn timber frame, showing off the rugged craftsmanship of early Massachusetts colonial builders.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Holt Farm (added 1982 - #82004819)
89 Prospect Rd. , Andover
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Standing on a quiet Andover roadside, this private 1715 saltbox home displays the rugged timber framing and steep rooflines built by some of Essex County''s earliest Puritan settlers.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Holt,Nicholas III
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Holt-Cummings-Davis House (added 1982 - #82004820)
67 Salem St. , Andover
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This private 1715 Andover home shows off the gritty reality of early colonial life through its massive central chimney and uneven window spacing, offering a quick roadside look for timber-frame purists.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Jenkins, Benjamin, House (added 1982 - #82004818)
362 Salem St. , Andover
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This 1811 Federal-style homestead in Andover still shows off its original timber framing, giving a direct look at how Massachusetts farming families lived just after the Revolution.
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Osgood Farm (added 1982 - #82004806)
116 Osgood St. , Andover
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This 1720 colonial homestead still shows off its original massive central chimney and hand-hewn timber frame right from the Andover roadside.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Restaurant, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Pearson, Abiel, House (added 1982 - #82004807)
33 High St. , Andover
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This private 1714 homestead on Haverhill Street rewards drive-by history buffs with its massive central chimney and original timber framing from the early Massachusetts Bay Colony days.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Medical Business/Office, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Perrin, William, House (added 1982 - #82004799)
464 River Rd. , Andover
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This private 1720s timber-frame saltbox in Andover still shows off its massive central chimney and steep roofline right from the shoulder of River Road.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Pillsbury-French House (added 1982 - #82004800)
103 Dascomb Rd. , Andover
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This private 1700 saltbox on Lowell Street still shows off its massive central chimney and steep roof, giving passersby a quick look at early Massachusetts timber-frame engineering.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Rogers-Downing House (added 1982 - #82004802)
269 Highland Rd. , Andover
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This 1753 timber-frame home on Highland Road still shows off its rugged, pre-Revolutionary saltbox silhouette to anyone walking past.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Third Railroad Station (added 1982 - #82004809)
100 School St. , Andover
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This surviving 1850 wooden depot on Park Street puts onlookers right where mid-19th-century steam engines stopped to load local shoes and leather goods for the Boston market.
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Shingle Style
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
archives document
Woodridge House (added 1982 - #82004813)
293 Salem St. , Andover
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Pull over on Lowell Street in Andover to check out the massive brick end-walls and clean 1810 craftsmanship of this privately owned Federal-era homestead.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Abbot Tavern (added 1982 - #82004810)
70 Elm St. , Andover
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George Washington ate breakfast at this 1776 Andover home during his 1789 northern tour, so history buffs still pull over on Elm Street to snap photos of the preserved colonial facade.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office, Restaurant
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Arden (added 1982 - #82004812)
276 N. Main St. , Andover
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Architect William Ralph Emerson built this 1884 coastal cottage with bold shingle-style curves and massive stone chimneys, though today''s history buffs have to admire its Gilded Age exterior from the sidewalk of Hale Street.
Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Chickering,Jacob
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Historic Person:
Dove,John
Significant Year:
1845
Area of Significance:
Industry, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Lincolnshire, The (added 1982 - #82004804)
22 Hidden Rd. and 28 Hidden Way , Andover
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A quick drive down Hale Street reveals this 1890 Shingle Style estate, built when Boston''s Gilded Age elite turned Beverly''s coast into their private summer playground, though today it remains a private home.
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Lewis,Henry Branford
Significant Year:
1898, 1897
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Abbot, Asa and Sylvester, House (added 1982 - #82004833)
15-17 Andover Rd. , Andover
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This 1830 timber twin-home on Porter Road stands as a private residence today, but its rugged Greek Revival doorways still show off the fine carpentry of Andover''s early farming era from the sidewalk.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Abbott,Asa
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Bradlee School (added 1982 - #82004829)
147 Andover St. , Andover
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Though now private condos, this 1869 Haverhill schoolhouse still shows off its original Italianate brickwork and Victorian bracketed eaves to anyone walking past on Main Street.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Chickering House (added 1982 - #82004831)
28 Essex St. , Andover
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Architectural history buffs head to Andover''s Lawrence Court to study the rare twin brick end chimneys and classic 1810 Federal-style timber framing of this private landmark.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Chickering,Jacob
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Cochran,Jehiel, House (added 1982 - #82004827)
63 Burnham Rd. , Andover
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
This 1825 Federal-style brick duplex in Methuen still showcases the practical, twin-entry design built for the city''s early shoemakers.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cochran,Jehiel
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Harding, Sarah H., House (added 1982 - #82004822)
6-8 Harding St. , Andover
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Stroll down Central Street to spot the intact pilasters and heavy cornerboards of this 1846 Greek Revival home, which offers a quick look at pre-Civil War architecture from the sidewalk since it remains a private residence today.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Balch, John, House (added 1973 - #73000275)
448 Cabot St. , Beverly
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
This 1679 Beverly home still stands on its original sill, showcasing massive oak timber framing cut down decades before the nearby Salem witch trials.
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Balch,John,et al.
Significant Year:
1961, 1961, 1636
Area of Significance:
Military, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1650-1699, 1600-1649
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Hale, Reverend John, House (added 1974 - #74000364)
39 Hale St. , Beverly
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
This 1694 Beverly homestead preserves the original rooms where a key Salem witch trials minister drafted his famous critique of the hysteria after his own wife was accused.
Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Hale,Rev. John
Significant Year:
1745, 1694
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, House (added 1972 - #72001301)
868 Hale St. , Beverly
KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Walk past this quiet Beverly Farms cottage to see where a legendary Supreme Court justice spent forty summers drafting the opinions that reshaped American free speech.
Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Holmes,Oliver Wendell
Significant Year:
1935, 1909
Area of Significance:
Law, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Spofford-Barnes House (added 1974 - #74000366)
Kelsey Rd. , Boxford
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
This private 1730s timber-frame saltbox in Georgetown showcases early Massachusetts craftsmanship with its massive central chimney, easily viewed from Andover Street.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pritchard,Paul
Architectural Style:
Colonial
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Salem Village Historic District (added 1975 - #75000252)
Also known as Salem Village,Danvers Highlands;See Also:Derby Summerhouse
Irregular pattern along Centre, Hobart, Ingersoll, and Collins Sts., as far N as Brentwood Circle, and S to Mello Pkwy. , Danvers
Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
History buffs bypass the Salem tourist traps to walk among the quiet, excavated cellar holes of Reverend Parris''s parsonage in modern Danvers, where the real 1692 witch panic started.
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mudge,Josiah, et al
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Federal, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Derby Summerhouse (added 1968 - #68000020)
Magna Estate, Ingersoll St. , Danvers
Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Samuel McIntire carved the wooden reaper and milkmaid guarding this 1793 Federal-style teahouse, which still stands on the grounds of Danvers'' Glen Magna Farms.
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
McIntire,Samuel
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Camp
More Information:
archives document
Putnam, Gen. Israel, House (added 1976 - #76000235)
431 Maple St. , Danvers
Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
This 17th-century Danvers homestead marks the birthplace of the fiery Revolutionary War commander who ordered his troops at Bunker Hill to wait until they saw the whites of their enemies'' eyes.
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Putnam,Gen. Israel
Significant Year:
1831, 1744, 1648
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Military, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Rea-Proctor Homestead (added 1982 - #82001915)
180 Conant Farm , Danvers
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Walkers along Conant Street in Danvers get a direct view of this private 1692 timber-frame survivor, where the family of executed Salem Witch Trials victim John Proctor lived and farmed for generations.
Historic Significance:
Person, Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Pickering,Timothy
Significant Year:
1806, 1804, 1692
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Agriculture
Cultural Affiliation:
American,Rural
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Camp, Secondary Structure
More Information:
archives document
Beauport (added 1976 - #76000246)
Eastern Point Blvd. , Gloucester
Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Henry Davis Sleeper spent decades cramming this 40-room Gloucester mansion with salvaged Puritan-era wood paneling, hundreds of pieces of colored glassware, and eccentric folk art starting back in 1907.
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sleeper,Henry Davis
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Sleeper,Henry Davis
Significant Year:
1929, 1907
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Hammond Castle (added 1973 - #73000298)
Also known as Abbadia Mare
80 Hesperus Ave. , Gloucester
Martinde, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
An eccentric inventor holding hundreds of patents built this rocky Gloucester fortress in the late 1920s to showcase his collection of medieval masonry, Roman ruins, and a towering 8,200-pipe organ.
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hammond,John Jay
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Historic Person:
Hammond,John Jay
Significant Year:
1928, 1925
Area of Significance:
Science, Invention, Architecture, Military, Performing Arts, Communications
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Research Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Lane, Fitz Henry (formerly known as Fitz Hugh), House (added 1970 - #70000837)
Harbor side of Rogers St. , Gloucester
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 1849 granite Gothic Revival cottage overlooks Gloucester''s working waterfront, preserving the exact rooms where Americas premier luminist painter captured the shifting North Shore light.
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Historic Person:
Lane,Fitz Hugh
Significant Year:
1865, 1849
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document

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