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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office oi the Secretary, State House, Boston - - - - - 2. Photo (3x3" or 3x5") Staple to left side of form Photo number 4. Map. Draw sketch of building location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings. Indicate north. 507: South Groveland Quad, 1:25000 19/327065/4721790 ST YRAY X SALEM (over) 37M-7-77 In Area no. Form no. 507 1. Town Address Name ANDOVER 261 Salem Street Harnden Farm Present use Residential Present owner Dimlich, Marion 3. Description: Date ca.
1840 Source Deeds & maps Style Greek Revival Architect Exterior wall fabric Clapboard Outbuildings (describe) Original barn, garage Other features 2½ stories; gable roof; side chimneys; pedimented gable ends; 5 bay facade has center portico w/fluted columns & roof balustrade; sidelights; 6/6 windows; side doorway w/glazed transon 1 story rear ell Altered Moved Date Date 5. Lot size: Map 28, Parcel 6 One acre or less Over one acre X Approximate frontage 300' Approximate distance of building from street 12' 6. Recorded by_w. Frontiero Organization Andover Historical Commission Date August 7, 1980 7. Original owner (if known). Jesse Harnden Original use residential Subsequent uses (if any) and datessame 8.
Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Agricultural Architectural The Arts Commerce Communication Community development Conservation Education Exploration/ settlement Industry Military Political Recreation Religion Science/ invention Social/ humanitarian Transportation 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) No. 261 Salem St was built ca. 1840 for Jesse Harnden (1811-81), a farmer who moved here from Reading. Harnden, who had married Dorothy Willett in 1835, bought the land from Amos Pearson in 1839. He prospered as a farmer and left an estate worth nearly $9000 -- divided nearly equally between real and personal estate. In 1881 the dwelling house was worth only $75 more than the substantial barn which accompanied it and still stands.
Jesse's son George inherited the property and occupied it until his death in 1902, although he continued to operate a shoe factory in Lynn at the same time. A few years after his death the homestead was sold out of the original family. This very traditional design retains a surprisingly late amount of Federal-style influence in its plan, form, and graceful proportions. The Greek: Revival period is unmistakable however in the pedimented gable ends and unusually stylish barn. The center portico with its fluted columns and roof balustrade is particularly remarkable in this remote area. The Harnden Farm is interesting for the late, transitional design of the house and a striking Greek Revival barn; it has long associations with the agricultural history of Andover as well.
The property retains integrity of design, materials, workmanship, and setting, and neets Criteria A and C of the National Register. 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) Essex County Registry of Deeds, Lawrence and Salem (895/53; 895/54; 351/459; 330/481; 288/306; 288/305; 311/219; 311/142; 226/109; Probate Docket Nos. 91370, 58130) Andover Historical Society Vertical Piles, "Harnden Family," "Harnden Genealogy" comp. by Charlotte Helen Abbott Andover Town Directory, 1897 NPS Form 10-900-a (7-81) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item number OMB NO. 1024-UU18 EXP.
12/31/34 For NPS use only received date entered Page 3 4= Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Town of Andover Multiple Resource Area MA Nomination/Type of Review 21. Cochran, Jehiel, House - 22. Dascomb House 23. West Parish Center District Substantive Review Academy Hill Historic District NI 24 25. Flint Farm 26. Follansbee House - 27. Frye, Nathan, House 28. Gray, David, House 29. Harding, Sarah H., House 30. Harnden Farm Entered in the National Register Keeper Date/Signature Oeema Byua 6/0/62 Attest Enterea in the National Register Delnea Byer 6/0/82 Entered in the National Register Entered in the National Begister.
Entered in the National Register SthsfantIve Rewt- Entered in the National Register Entered in the National Register Keeper Attest Keeper Anen hnbeyad 10/110 Attest Keeper Bimanbuyl10/2/ra Attest Keeper delmn Byen 610/8- Attest Keeper Delma Byes 0/1082 Attest Keeper Attest Delaur Byus 6/10/82 Keeper Attest W.A. Brackam 6.10.82 Patrich Andurs 6/8/72 deloua Byer 6/10/82 Keeper Attest Keeper Attest Aeloun Bzen 6/10/82 2 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES United States Department of the interier National Park Service EVALUATION / RETURN SHEET Property: Harnden Farm (TowN of Andauer MRA) Working No. State, County: MA, Essex Fed. Reg.
Date: Federal Agency: Date Due: Action: resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Entered in the National Register photos_ maps - 281 82-1283 FEB 1983 27/82 2 182 ACCEPT- 6/10/82 RETURN_ REJECT_ Substantive Review: - sample - request - appeal - NR decision Reviewer's comments: Recom. /Criteria. Reviewer. Discipline. Date - see continuation sheet omination returned for: - technical corrections cited below -_substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Pevereble Pebtte Aneatetelon 4. Owner of Property Satat leseeelbde roson Ueo 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys te thte property beeen determened aligtbier. - y** - nº 7.
Description atanteree eek ene unattored mered and ertgfnal (10 tumeran) pooyeleel pp summary paragraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity dates boundary selection 8. Significanco ortor Aroo seelte dater and jostity beler summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance justification of excepticn other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data encago ol romirated proparty. Quadrenglo namo UNIT Roterenose Vortel bouandery doecrbatton and hatthcatten 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Tie ovaluates gniticance of thie property within the stato le: .national . SOod loca tote Mletorte Pr n Omicer 13. Other Maps Photographs Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to.
Signed Date Phone: 202 272 -35 Comments for any Item may be continued on an attached sheet OCT 1980 261 Salem St. Harnde Farm Tourd Andove MRA, Ma OCI 2980 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000298