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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. 441: Lawrence Quad, 1:25000 19/324910/4722760 15-17 PORTER In Area no. Form no. 441 1. Town ANDOVER Address 15~17 Porter Road Name Asa and Sylvester Abbott Houße Present useresidentia] 15- Crowther, Gwynn & Donna Present owner 17- Loring, Stephen & Hilary 3. Description: Date ca.
1830-40 Source Deeds and maps Style Greek Revival Architect Exterior wall fabric clapboard Outbuildings (describe) - garage Other features 2s stories; gable roof: 2 centered chimneys; duplex w/ recessed classical doorways (w/ sidelights); 6-bay facade; windows have plain cornerblocks; 1 and 1k story original ells Altered Date Moved --- Date 5. Lot size; Map 57, Parcel 8 and 9 One acre or less Over one acre x Approximate frontage 375 Approximate distance of building from street 30' 6. Recórded by w. Frontiero Organization Andover Historical Conmission Date 7 August 1980 (over) 37M-7-77 7. Original owner (if known). Asa Abbott Original use residential Subsequent uses (if any) and dates sane 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. 15-17 Porter Rd was built ca. 1830~40 by farmer Asa Abbott (1770-1851). Asa was the fifth generation of "useful and respected"1 Abbotts on this farm site; he was also prominent in such town affairs as the building of the Scotland District schoolhouse. Asa was married in 1798 to Judith Jaquith, and was the "Honored - Father"? of seven children. He is known to have lived with his father on the site, but probably built this new house to mark a new beginning after the death of his father, Lieut. Timothy Abbott, in 1826.
Asa left the east part of this duplex to his son Asa Albert Abbott and the west part of the house to his son Sylvester Abbott. The brothers continued to farm the land, which remained in the family until the turn of this century. The house is significant for its unusual duplex design and the delicate articulation of its fenestration. Iwo recessed doorways at opposite ends of the house and the distinctively Andover cornerblocks on the windows highlight the facade. The Asa and Sylvester Abbott House is notable (1) as an uncormon, rural examole of the duplex house type, with an attractive Greek Revival design, and (2) for , ana (2) tole its associations with the agricultural history of southern Andover. The property retains integrity of desgin, materials, workmanship, and setting; it 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.) Essex County Registry of Deeds, Lawrence and Salem (1278/758; 1254/136; 1278/775; 179/223 and 225; 198/578; 188/475; Probate Docket Nos. 30817, 30900) Andover Historical Society Vertical Files, "Abbott Genealogy" comp. by Charlotte Helen Abbott, "Abbott Pamily." Genealogical Register of the Abbot Family, comp. by Abiel and Ephraim Abbot, Boston MA: James Munroe and Co., 1847. Andover Vital Records to 1850. Footnotes 1) À Genealogical Register of the Abbot Family, P. 80 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 UMB NO. 1024-0018 EXP.
12/31/34 For NPS use only received date entered Page 2 4s Multiple Resource Area Thematie Group Name Town of Andover Multiple Resource Area State Nomination/Type of Review M 11 Main Street-Locke Street District deiour 12. Abbot, Asa and Sylvester, House intered in the National Register 13. Andover National Bank Substantive Heview 14. Andover Town Hall Entered in the National Register 15. Arden Entered in the National Register 16. Bailey, Timothy P., House Entered in the National Begieter 17. Barnard Block Entered in the National Register ~18. Chandler-Bigsby-Abbot House Chickering House 19. 20.
Chandler-Hidden House Substantive Review Entered in the National Register 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 Anu tuaBugd 10.7% delouaByus 6/10/82 6.10.82 Patuck Anduo 6/8/82 dernd Byer 6/00/82 Oebud Byer olr0l8z delmer Byen 0/10/z Deloa Byen 6/10/82 WAlBracham 6.10.82 Patuick Anduus 6/8/32 aeloud Byu 6/0/52 delma Byur 6/10/82 D. 2 MATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES United States Department of the interior National Park Service EVALUATION / RETURN SHEET AbbatAsA ano Sylresten, House (town of Andover MRA) Property: WorkingNo. 128/82-1285 State, County:Lf, Fed. Reg.
Date:,_ FEB 1 198 Federal Agency: Date Due: 5/27/82- 6/12 82 Action: ACCEPT- 6/10/82 resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal Entered in the - RETURN- National Register - REJECT_ photos_ maps- Substantive Review: - sample - request _ appeal - NR decision Reviewer's comments: Recom. / Criteria Reviewer _ Discipline - Date -see continuation sheet -Nomination returned for: - technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below 1. Name 2. Location - 3. Classification sdegary burneratalo able &e apeteteior 4. Owner of Property sster lesseelble rooant Ueo 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys Lee thle properry beon dserminad eligbla? - 9s - ne 7.
Description seslicien excelten good falr deverlorated ruine Cheek ene unsitered aftered recent and ortglrel (1l tunoror) ployeleel au summary paragraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity dates boundary seloction Check ene _ originel site moved date. 8. Significanco Areee Cê and pasdlty bobor caltcanso (te eno p 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 harcago of nominatad proporty - Quadranglo nemo. UAIT Noterencso farbel boundary descriptien end justificatien 11. Form Prepared By 12.
State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Tho evalusted eigninicance of thie property wlthin the stato ls: _ netionai - Mlotorte Preservetten OMcer olgnatu 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 15-17 Porter R$. Abbot, Asa + Sylvesto, Hose Teune Andeno MRA Ma OCI 1980 .980 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000298