David Gray House

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David Gray House
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Location232 Salem Street,
Andover, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°38′8″N70°33′23″W / 42.63556°N 70.55639°W / 42.63556; -70.55639 Coordinates: 42°38′8″N70°33′23″W / 42.63556°N 70.55639°W / 42.63556; -70.55639
Built1812
Architectural styleGeorgian, Federal
MPS Town of Andover MRA
NRHP reference No. 82004823 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 10, 1982

The David Gray House is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts, United States. The 2+12-story colonial was built for David Gray, a local farmer, in about 1812, and it remained in his family until the 1930s. It is five bays wide, with a side gable roof, central chimney, and a projecting entry vestibule that has a door surround consisting of a pedimented top and fluted pilasters on the sides. Additions extend the house to the left. [2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for David Gray House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-26.