Chandler-Bigsby-Abbot House
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| Location | Andover, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°39′59″N 71°9′25″W / 42.66639°N 71.15694°WCoordinates: 42°39′59″N 71°9′25″W / 42.66639°N 71.15694°W |
| Built | before 1673 |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Other |
| MPS | Town of Andover MRA |
| NRHP Reference # | [1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 10, 1982 |
Chandler-Bixby-Abbot House (1673) is a historic house at 88 Lowell Street in Andover, Massachusetts and is the oldest surviving house in Andover.
History
The house was built before 1673 by Captain Thomas Chandler, a blacksmith who was one of the original proprietors of Andover, as part of his sixty acre farm. The house was inherited by his daughter Hannah Bigsby upon Chandler's death. The farm house was later remodeled in a Georgian style. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is one of the oldest surviving houses in Massachusetts.[1][2]
See also
- List of the oldest buildings in Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Andover, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts
References
- 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Andover Historic Preservation information (accessed January 8, 2009)
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