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- FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston - - In Area no. Form no. 23 1. Town Address Name Present use ANDOVER 147 Andover Street Bradlee School Vacant 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. N 147K AMPOVER 23: Lawrence Quad, 1:25000 19/322680/4721830 (over) Present owner Town of Andover 3. Description: Date 1889 Source Plaque on building Style Queen Anne/Romanesque Architect George G.
Adams Exterior wall fabric Brick Outbuildings (describe) none Other features_irregular mass w/high hipped roofs; decorative chimney; gabled pavilion has decorative corbelling; arched gable window: brick belt courses w/terra cotta Ornament; round- headed windows on Ist floor; rectangular on 2nd floor; deco.brick entablature; granite sills;* Altered Date Moved Date 5. Lot size: Map137, Parcels 23 & 24 One acre or less Over one acre X Approximate frontage 120' Approximate distance of building from street 100' 6. Recorded by w. Frontiero OrganizationAndover Historical Commission Date August 7, 1980 - con't. arched entries; facade entrance has decorative brick spandrel panels & granite trim 37M-7-77 7. Original owner (if known)_ Town of Andover Original use school 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) The Bradlee School was built during 1889 and 1890 from the designs of George G. Adams, a Lawrence architect (see also 22 Hidden Rd); the cost of construction was $14,350. The report of the school committed in 1890 notes that the building "is a credit to the place, and marks a new era in the educational affairs of that part of our town." At the time of its, construction the building was the only school supplied with town water, a much admired accomplishment.
In 1894 the school--previously known as the Ballard Vale School-- was officially named for Joseiah Putnam Bradlee, proprietor of the Ballardvale Mills, Boston businessman, and liberal benefactor of the Ballardvale community. Before construction of the Bradlee School, classes had been held in the building now known as the Ballardvale Community Center (see 179 Andover St, Ballardvale District). The structure is a handsome and restrained example of the late Victorian period, representative of public buildings in Andover at this time. Eclectic Queen Anne elements-- an asymmetrical pavilion, decorative brickwork, and delicate glazing, among others-- enrich the refined shapes of the mass and its fenestration; the extremely steep hipped roof is uncommonly strsiking. An imposing hill-top setting emphasizes the grand effect.
Bradlee School is significant (1) for its associations with the development of the Ballardvale conmunity, and (2) as an excellent example of civic architecture of the period. The property retains integrity of design, materials, workmanship, and setting, and meets Criteria A and C of the National Register. 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) Report of the School Committee, 1890 Bradlee School File, in possession of Mrs. Ruth Sharpe, Andover Andover Historical Society files-schools; also families-Bradlee, Josiah P. obituary Andover Townsman; oct- 15, 1964; Mar. 14, 1946 Superintendant's Office; Andover School system Lawrence Eagle Tribune; Oct.
22, 1964 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 Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Town of Andover Multiple Resource Area Nomination/Type of Review ,"1. Lower Shawsheen Railroad Bridge Keeper DOE/OWNER OBJECTION Attest 2. Upper Shawsheen Railroad Bridge DOE/OWNER OBJECTION Keeper Attest - 3. Andover Village Industrial District (92) Substantive Eeview Keeper Attest Jum4. Bradlee School Keeper 5. Abbot Tavern Entered in the National Register fReeper Attest Ilun6. Central Street District Keeper 7. Abbot, J. I., House Entered in the National Begister Attest fKeeper Attest - 8. Ballardvale District Substantive Review Keeper Attest 9. Abbot-Baker House Entered in the National Begister Keeper Attest 10.
Abbot-Battles House Entered in the National Begister Keeper Attest OMB NO. 1024-0018 EXP. 10/31/84 For NPS use only received date entered Page 1 ofs dnr-11 Date/Signature odetermened elzible WH.Aracham 6-10.82 atuce Andrus 6/8/82. eed Nilkamt rackam 6.10-82 6/8/82 latuick Andrus Iomuea banlongel 10-782 Weriam A.Bracsom6.10 & - Aelru Byunbhole Bnesha-Dayl0/1ea Selon Bzus 6/10/8 tomelu ryd 0.7-02 delmur Byera cllsz adelrea Byu 6/145- MATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES United States Department of the interio National Park Service EVALUATION / RETURN SHEET FK 5/15/gL Property: Bradle Sclool To a 1 Aodona Working No. 4-28-82 State, County: MA Fed. Reg. Date; FEB 1 1983 Federal Agency: Date Due:.
10/3/52 - 6/12/82 Action: ACCEPT- 6/10/82 resubmission - RETURN_ nomination by person or local government - REJECT_ owner objection photos_ appeal maps - Substantive Review: _sample -request - appeal NR decision Reviewer's comments: SdN Recom. / Criteria KcepT Reviewer fatrick Anduus Discipline_ Histeriin Date- 6/ 8/82 - see contipuation sheet 6:10-82 omination returned for: L1. Name 2. Location 3. Classification Pomoratuo ooatettio / 4. Owner of Property V 5. Location of Legal Description poson Uoo V 6. Representation in Existing Surveys tee thle property bean dusert /7. Description Dbeel good . deteriorau ruine heck en movec tepreea of and originai (1f kneen) poryaleel appoarem summary paragraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity dates boundary selection technical corrections cited below substantive reasons discussed below - 8.
Significanco orted bales summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas They have not quen ws enough info. on the iole checked that this brulding played in the development relating significance to the resource context 8 local education to juatify it heqnifiiane rorationship of integrity under criteria to significance "Al however, it is justiticationtot ecception eliguble under "L". other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data reage of nomirated property - auadranglo ramo_ UNFT Retorence lerbal beundary deecriptien and jesthleatien 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The ovelustod egnifcence of thle property wlthun thre stato lo: netional oca Auta Hetorie Presorvetton OMcer etgreture 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 141 Andover St. schoalhouse Bradee schodl Teun of Anderer MRA Ma 0861 120 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000298 Wr.CS Koufiemank wottica Massachusetts Historical Commission 294 Washington Street Boston, Massachusetts 02108 February 5, 1982 RECEIVED FEB -J 1982 MASS. HST.COMM. Gentlemen: I am the sole owner of the Bradlee School, which 1s in the area considered by you for the Balardvale Historic District. I object to having the school considered within any historic district. fanin PRinl.. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ESSEX, SS. February 8 , 1982 Then personally appeared before me, Francis P.
Reilly, and made oath that the foregoing statement signed by him, is true, before me, Gudch d 1.6B Notary Public My commission expires: Jul, 20,1984 Objectión 147 Ardorerbhut Evadke Scholl) OBJECTION Francis P. Reilly 84 Dascomb Road Andover, Mass. 01810 Ms. Carol Shull National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. 20243 RE: Andover Multiple Resources National Register Dear Ms. Shull: In an earlier communication, I stated that I did not want the Bradlee School, in Andover, to be considered as within the National Register District. I wish to withdraw that statement. Since the statement was issued, the property has been conveyed by me, to myself and Augustine P. Sheehy, as tenants in common. I now wish that the Bradlee School, in the Ballardvale section of Andover, be considered within the National Register District. Mr.
Sheehy, by signing this letter, indicates that he has the same desire. Very truly yours, Francis PRidle Kep wh@khuly COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ESSEX, SS. May 3 3,1982 Then personally appeared before me, Francis P. Reilly and Augustine P. Sheehy, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be their free act and deed for the purposes therein stated. Before me, Fredno SoBmur Notary Public My commission expires: 11-26-82 50 bBOS -228l E elonast dsoDesG -IOVODNA IIndE 101g0 aDoSII SI10tali 30 1ogelro8 DenoL3aD SotrIs2 Jreg Ierolys) rolaasnl ars So CASOS -J.Cnoygatresn 19181 smoastiofulalul IovobrA lea ela0o0 S Idss)besote notdooldummos TOlIILo mo nI borobibnos od yasvobnAnnla 1oono3 ge25axE 382 DaSW HDIDASL 03 dolaoald Isnotaeh Odt MErm Snsnassta Jnds 1S95 BJTBIS3 Fael enn snonosste 503- Fopai? RToRV 02 ea vd bsrorcos WTONtOSnT a Ley 1922 JES.
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