Chandler-Bigsby-Abbot House

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Location88 Lowell Street,
Andover, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°39′59″N71°9′25″W / 42.66639°N 71.15694°W / 42.66639; -71.15694 Coordinates: 42°39′59″N71°9′25″W / 42.66639°N 71.15694°W / 42.66639; -71.15694
Builtc.1673 [1] [2]
Architectural styleGeorgian
MPS Town of Andover MRA
NRHP reference No. 82004830 [3]
Added to NRHPJune 10, 1982

Chandler-Bixby-Abbot House (1673) is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts and is the oldest surviving house in Andover.

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History

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. [3] [2]

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References

  1. "Chandler - Bigsby - Abbot House". Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (downloadable PDF). Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "88 Lowell Street Architectural Description". Andover Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.