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 National Park Service (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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