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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office oi the Secretary, State House, Boston - - 1 1 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. 215: Lawrence Quad, 1:25000 19/ 324250/4725380 STEVENS 5T D 68 HARPINY ST NORTH (over) 37M-7-77 In Area no. Form no. 215 1. Town Address Name_ Present use ANDOVER 6-8 Harding Street Sarah H. Harding House Residential Present owner 6 - Ramsey, F. & V. 8- Hamilton, Rr & P. 3.
Description: Date ca., 1842-46 Source Deeds Style Greek Revival Architect Flushboard facade; Exterior wall fabric azuminum side on gable ends Outbuildings (describe) shed 2½ stories; gable roof; Other features duplex design w/6 bay facade has paired classical entrance w/recessed doors; glazed sidelights & transom at outer entrance; 9/6 & 6/6 windows have pedimented lintels; aluminum siding Altered_1 story rear add-Date_late 20th C. Moved 5. Lot size: Date_ 6 Harding,Map 437, Parcel 17 8 Harding, 18 One acre or less Over one acre Approximate frontage 90t 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)_ Sarah H. Harding Original use residential Subsequent uses (if any) and dates same 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) Harding Street was laid out in 1826 to connect High Street, an early thoroughfare, with the old paper mill on the Shawsheen River. It was named for the Harding family, who owned a large amount of land in this vicinity as well as a partnership in the paper mill. In 1842 Sarah H. Harding bought from her mother the land now 6-8 Harding Street. The house was built by 1846, when Sarah (a singlewoman): sold half of the duplex to Hannah Barker (a widow).
The design and förm of this building are a conscious response to ar new social need for housing singlewomen of modest means. Sarah Harding's estate at her death in 1867 was evenly split (approximately $1200 each) between real estate and personal estate. The inventory of the latter gives an interesting picture of mid-19th century furnishings--oil carpets, inter alia-- to complement the architecture. No. 6-8 Harding Street is an unusually fine example of the Greek Revival style in Andover. The architect/builder confidently uses the new flushboarding, glazed doorways, and pediment motif, but hesitates in a traditional building plan and in an unfamiliarity with the most successful proportions for the window tarim... Even so, the creative vernacularism of this building is a noteworthy achievement with great visual effect.
The Sarah Harding House is significant (1) for its interesting role as housing for unmarried women; (2) for its uncormon duplex form; and (3) for its high quality Greek Revival design. The property meets Criteria A and C of the National Register, retaining integrity of design, materials, workmanship, and setting. 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) Essex County Registry of Deeds, Lawrence and Salem (1118/458; 150/515; 58/178; 760/221; 336/7; 1289/631; 1117/364; 748/481; 474/541; 396/317; 305/258; 62/323; 655/260; Probate Docket No. 41484) Vital Records to 1850 Andover Historical Society Vertical Piles, "Harding Pamily;" "Harding Genealogy" comp.
by Charlotte Helen Abbott/ 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-UU10 EXP. 12/31/84 For NPS use only received date entered Page 343 Multiple Resource Area Thematie Group Name State Town of Andover Multiple Resource Area MA Nomination/Type of Review 21. Cochran, Jehiel, House 22. Dascomb House Entered in the National Register Enterea in the National Register 23. West Parish Center District Substantire Review 24. Academy Hill Historic District 25. Flint Farm 26. Follansbee House 27. Frye, Nathan, House 28. Gray, David, House Entered in the National Register Entered in the National Begister Entered in the National Register SnhetantIve Revi-- 29. Harding, Sarah H., House Entered in the National Register 30.
Harnden Farm Entered in the National Register Keeper Attest Keeper Attest Keeper Attest Keeper Attest Keeper Attest Keeper Attest Keeper Attest Keeper Attest Keeper Attest Keeper Attest Date/Signature ateena Byun 0/0/2 Deluer Byea v/e/8z SAne hmbuyd 10/110 PimAByl10/2/ra delme Byen 610/8= Alma Byus e/108a Selans Byus 6/10/82 W.A. Brackam 6.10.82 Pateich Andus 6/8/77 delou Byer 610/82 Xelvuen Byen 6/10/82 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES United States Department of the interior EVALUATION / RETURN SHEET (TOWN of Andover MRA) National Park Service Property: HardiNg SarahA.House State, County: , Essex Federal Agency: resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Working No. 428/82-1253 Fed. Reg.
Date: FEB 1 Date Due: 5/27/82 - 6/12/82 Entered Action ACCEPT- 6/10 182 RETURN_ National Register photos_ REJECT_ maps - 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 Bata seesel pooome Uoe 4. Poblle Aoesieltio Owner of Property 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Mo oue property eoon doreormined algtie? 7. Description doter orator beet en unattered ered Check ene -moned eeent and eriginal (18 kmeum) ployelesl appearanos summary paragraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity dates boundary selection 8.
Signiticance artor poelie later jsetity boter summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity" to significance justification of exception other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data areage of nomtratad property auadrenglo namo- UMTT Poderencee Verbel boundery doscrtptten end hattheatten - 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Thie evaluated eigniticance of thle property wtthin the state ie: _ national oca Mlatorte Praservatten , Ofticer elgnature doti 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 6-8 Narding st.
Harding, sarch H, House Toun d Andover MRA Ma GCT :980 OCI 1980 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000298