William Foster House | |
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| Location | 2 Abbot Bridge Road (formerly 96 Central Street), Andover, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°38′50″N71°8′48″W / 42.64722°N 71.14667°W |
| Built | 1720 |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| MPS | First Period Buildings of Eastern Massachusetts TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 90000191 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 9, 1990 |
The William Foster House is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts. The core of this house is a three-bay two-story late First Period structure built c. 1720. It was added onto about 1750, adding a two-story one-room ell to the southwest corner of the house. A new chimney core was added on the north side late in the 18th century, and a second two-story wing was added on the northwest. Although the house is traditionally dated to c. 1660 (with ownership of the land traced to 1635), the stylistic construction techniques indicate a later construction date. [2]
The house is also notable for housing a boys' school in the later years of the 18th century, operated by William Foster for students who could not qualify for Phillips Academy. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]
