Chandler-Bigsby-Abbot House
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| Location | 88 Lowell Street, Andover, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°39′59″N 71°9′25″W / 42.66639°N 71.15694°W |
| Built | c.1673[2][3] |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| MPS | Town of Andover MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004830[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 10, 1982 |
Chandler-Bixby-Abbot House (1673) is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts and is the oldest surviving house in Andover.
History
[edit]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 (Bixby) 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][3]
See also
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Chandler - Bigsby - Abbot House". Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (downloadable PDF). Retrieved April 14, 2023.
- ^ a b "88 Lowell Street Architectural Description". Andover Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
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