Historic places in Andover, Massachusetts

Andover in Essex County has 51 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 44 buildings, 7 districts. The first was listed in 1975 and the most recent in 1990. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, industry, commerce. Open to visitors: Memorial Hall Library.

Featured sites

Memorial Hall Library
Memorial Hall LibraryAndover, MA · Building
Academy Hill Historic District
Academy Hill Historic DistrictAndover, MA · District
Andover Village Industrial District
Andover Village Industrial DistrictAndover, MA · District
Ballardvale District
Ballardvale DistrictAndover, MA · District
Central Street District
Central Street DistrictAndover, MA · District
Holt Farm
Holt FarmAndover, MA · Building
Holt-Cummings-Davis House
Holt-Cummings-Davis HouseAndover, MA · Building
Main Street-Locke
Main Street-LockeAndover, MA · District
Shawsheen Village Historic District
Shawsheen Village Historic DistrictAndover, MA · District

Every National Register listing in Andover

  1. Academy Hill Historic District

    Listed October 7, 1982 · District · State significance · Access information not verified

    Landscape ArchitectureEducationArchitecture

    The Academy Hill Historic District is a historic district on Massachusetts Route 28 in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    MA 28 · NPS record #82000475

  2. Andover Village Industrial District

    Listed October 7, 1982 · District · State significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitecture

    The Andover Village Industrial District encompasses one of the 19th century industrial mill villages of Andover, Massachusetts known locally as "The Village". The growth of this village contributed to the decision in the 19th century to separate the more rural area of North Andover from the town. [Wikipedia]

    MA 28 · NPS record #82000476

  3. Ballardvale District

    Listed October 7, 1982 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryCommunity Planning And DevelopmentCommerceArchitecture

    The Ballardvale District in Andover, Massachusetts, encompasses the historic mill village of Ballardvale in the northwestern part of the town. [Wikipedia]

    Off I-93 · NPS record #82000477

  4. Central Street District

    Listed October 7, 1982 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureReligion

    The Central Street District is a historic district encompassing the traditional heart of Andover, Massachusetts prior to the development in the later 19th century of the current town center. [Wikipedia]

    Irregular Pattern along Central St. · NPS record #82000478

  5. Holt Farm

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The house was built on the highest point in Essex County on land granted in Nicholas Holt (1). [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004819

  6. Holt-Cummings-Davis House

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Holt-Cummings-Davis House is a historic house located in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004820

  7. Main Street-Locke

    Listed October 7, 1982 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    CommerceArchitecture

    The Main Street–Locke Street Historic District is a residential historic district in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Main Street-Locke Street District · NPS record #82000479

  8. Memorial Hall Library

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Open to visitors

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    Memorial Hall Library is the public library of Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    2 N. Main St. · NPS record #82004805

  9. Shawsheen Village Historic District

    Listed February 9, 1979 · District · State significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryCommunity Planning And DevelopmentCommerceArchitecture

    Shawsheen Village Historic District is a historic district in northern Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    MA 133 · NPS record #79000328

  10. West Parish Center District

    Listed October 7, 1982 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureReligion

    The West Parish Center District encompasses the social and religious center of the part of Andover, Massachusetts, that is located west of the Shawsheen River. [Wikipedia]

    MA 133 · NPS record #82000480

  11. Abbot Tavern

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    Abbot Tavern is a historic former tavern, now a private residence, in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    70 Elm St. · NPS record #82004810

  12. Abbot, Asa and Sylvester, House

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Built in the 1830s, it is a rare local example of the duplex in a rural setting. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004833

  13. Abbot, Benjamin, House

    Listed February 24, 1975 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #75000242

  14. Abbot, J. T., House

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Gothic Revival house was built in the late 1840s for Joseph Thompson Abbot by Jacob Chickering, a leading local real estate developer and builder of the mid-19th century. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004814

  15. Abbot-Baker House

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Estimated to have been built about 1685, it is one of Andover's oldest houses, supposedly built by a third-generation colonist. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004811

  16. Abbot-Battles House

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Abbot-Battles House is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82001905

  17. Abbot-Stinson House

    Listed March 9, 1990 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Abbot-Stinson House is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #90000190

  18. Andover National Bank

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    CommerceArchitecture

    The Andover National Bank building is a historic bank building at 23 Main Street in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    23 Main St. · NPS record #82001907

  19. Andover Town Hall

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Politics/GovernmentArchitecture

    Andover Town Hall is the historic town hall of Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    20 Main St. · NPS record #82004961

  20. Arden

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitectureSocial History

    It was the home of two of Andover's most important mill owners, John Dove and William Madison Wood (the latter being the founder of the American Woolen Company). [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004812

  21. Bailey, Timothy P., House

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Timothy P. Bailey House is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004828

  22. Barnard Block

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    CommerceArchitecture

    The Barnard Block is a historic commercial block at 10–16 Main Street in the center of Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    10-16 Main St. · NPS record #82004803

  23. Blanchard-Upton House (also Thomas Blanchard House)

    Listed March 9, 1990 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Blanchard-Upton House is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #90000192

  24. Bradlee School

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Bradlee School is a historic former school build at 147 Andover Street in the Ballardvale section of Andover, Massachusetts, United States. [Wikipedia]

    147 Andover St. · NPS record #82004829

  25. Chandler-Bigsby-Abbot House

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Exploration/SettlementArchitecture

    Chandler-Bixby-Abbot House (1673) is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts and is the oldest surviving house in Andover. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004830

  26. Chandler-Hidden House

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Chandler-Hidden House is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004832

  27. Chickering House

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    It was built by local builder Jacob Chickering as his personal residence sometime in the early 1830s. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004831

  28. Cochran,Jehiel, House

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The house, built in the 1830s, is locally distinctive for its use of brick, and for its association with the Jehiel Cochran, the brickyard owner who built it. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004827

  29. Dascomb House

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    It was built c. 1760 by Jacob Johnson, a local blacksmith who had his shop on the property. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004826

  30. Flint Farm

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Flint Farm is a historic farmhouse in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004825

  31. Follansbee House

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Follansbee House is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004485

  32. Foster, William, House

    Listed March 9, 1990 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Historic - Non-AboriginalArchitecture

    The William Foster House is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #90000191

  33. Frye, Nathan, House

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitecture

    The Nathan Frye House is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004824

  34. Gray, David, House

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The David Gray House is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts, United States. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004823

  35. Harding, Sarah H., House

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Sarah H. Harding House is a historic duplex house in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004822

  36. Harnden Farm

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Harnden Farm, known today as Infinity Farm, is a historic farmstead in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004821

  37. Jenkins, Benjamin, House

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    TransportationArchitecture

    The Benjamin Jenkins House is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004818

  38. Lincolnshire, The

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitecture

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004804

  39. Manning House

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Manning House is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004817

  40. Musgrove Block

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Musgrove Block is a historic commercial building at 2 Main Street in the center of Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    2 Main St. · NPS record #82004816

  41. Orlando

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitecture

    Orlando is the historic estate of William M. Wood Jr. in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004815

  42. Osgood Farm

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Osgood Farm is a historic farmhouse in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004806

  43. Pearson, Abiel, House

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Abiel Pearson House is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004807

  44. Perrin, William, House

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The William Perrin House is a historic house in western Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004799

  45. Pillsbury-French House

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Pillsbury–French House is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts, United States. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004800

  46. Punchard, Benjamin House

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitecture

    The Benjamin Punchard House is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004801

  47. Rogers-Downing House

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Rogers–Downing House is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004802

  48. Russell House

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Russell House is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004808

  49. Third Railroad Station

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    TransportationArchitecture

    Andover station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    100 School St. · NPS record #82004809

  50. Ward, Richard, House

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Richard Ward House is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004962

  51. Woodridge House

    Listed June 10, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Woodbridge House is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004813

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Being on the National Register does not mean a property is open to the public. Many are private homes; please respect owners and view from public roads.