Architecture / Historical Districts / Preservation

General

• Andover Historic Building Survey, by the Andover Historical Commission, 1978.
  16 Loose-leaf binders organized by street address. (AHS and MHL Library)

• Some Old Houses & Historic Sites in Andover, Author not listed (AHS Library - Available for Loan)

• Historic Andover 325th Anniversary 1646 – 1971 (AHS Library)

• Addison B. LeBoutiller – Andover Artist & Craftsman by Clark Pearce (AHS Library & Gift Shop)

  Andover Historical Society Newsletter Articles:
  Addison LeBoutillier: Andover Architect, Designer - written by Clark Pearce - Vol. 12, No. 1
  LeBoutillier’s Craftsman Rooms Compared - written by Sean Craft - Vol. 16, No. 3
  Addison LeBoutillier Left His Imprint On Andover - written by Frances McCormick and Margaret Roberts - Vol. 27, No.3
  LeBoutillier Drawings And Prints Enrich Collection - written by Frances McCormick and Margaret Roberts - Vol. 28, No.1

• An Architectural Monograph on Early Wooden Architecture in Andover, Mass., by Addison B. LeBoutiller (MHL)

• Historic Houses in Andover, Massachusetts, compiled for the Tercentary Celebration, 1946 (MHL)

• Andover Directories (Street Listings, a precursor to phone books) 1894 – 1920

Academy Hill

• Academy Hill Self-Guided Walking Tour Map (AHS Gift Shop)

• Bancroft School Neighborhood Self-Guided Walking Tour Map (AHS Gift Shop)

Andover Village Industrial District (by Wild Oats & Andover Rail Station)

• Andover Village Industrial District Self-Guided Walking Tour Map (AHS Gift Shop)

  Also See: Industry, Rubber Manufacture - Tyer Rubber Company

Ballardvale

• Ballardvale Self-Guided Walking Tour Map (AHS Gift Shop)

  Andover Historical Society Newsletter Article:
  Local Historic District Proposed (Ballardvale) - written by Karen Herman - Vol. 20, No. 1

  Also See: Industry, Textile Manufacture – Ballardvale Mills

Central Street

• Central Street Self-Guided Walking Tour Map (AHS Gift Shop)

  Andover Historical Society Newsletter Article:
  The “Summer White House” Was On Central Street - written by Warren Lewis - Vol. 18, No. 1

Downtown - Main Street

• Andover Village Self-Guided Walking Tour Map (AHS Gift Shop)

  Andover Historical Society Newsletter Articles:
  Interpretation Proposal to Revitalize Blanchard Barn - written by Karen Herman - Vol. 13, No. 4
  Society Seeks Fuller Understanding of Blanchard House and Barn - written by Barbara Thibault - Vol. 15, No. 1
  House and Barn Being Restored To 19th-Century Appearance - written by Charlotte Smith - Vol. 15, No. 2
  (Theodore) Voelckers Designed Andover’s Town House in 1858 - written by Roger C. Reed - Vol. 21, No. 4

Shawsheen Village

• Shawsheen Village Self-Guided Walking Tour Map (AHS Gift Shop)

  Andover Historical Society Newsletter Article:
  Shawsheen Village Studied To Establish Local Historic District - written by Karen Herman - Vol. 24, No. 1

  Also See: Industry, Textile Manufacture - American Woolen Company

West Parish

• West Parish Center Self-Guided Walking Tour Map (AHS Gift Shop)

More information:

Andover Historical Society's List of General References & Resources

Andover Historical Society Newsletter Articles:
Historical District Proposed At Andover Town Meeting - written by Donald Hayes, Jr. - Vol. 01, No. 3
Hot Summer Produces Historic Preservation Study - written by Marsha Rooney - Vol. 05, No. 3
National Register Approves 359 Historic Andover Buildings - written by Marsha Rooney - Vol. 07, No. 4
National Register Criteria For Historic Structures - written by Barbara Thibault - Vol. 12, No. 1
Local Barns Show English and New England Styles - written by James Batchelder - Vol. 13, No. 1
Andover's Master Plan Includes Historic Preservation - written by Barbara Thibault - Vol. 14, No. 3
We Begin Marker Program (1990) for Historic Buildings - written by Karen Herman - Vol. 15, No. 1
First Preservation Awards Will Be Presented in May 1990 - written by Karen Herman - Vol. 15, No. 1
Proposed New Use For Marland Mills Stirs Preservationists - written by Karen Herman - Vol. 18, No. 4
P.A. (Phillips Academy) Plan Saves Abbot Circle - written by Barbara Thibault - Vol. 19, No. 1
“Proper Style” (Gothic) Found in Andover - written by Thomas Edmonds - Vol. 19, No. 3
Annual Preservation Awards Given at Ceremony on May 19 (1999) - written by Barbara Thibault - Vol. 24, No. 2
American Shutters and Blinds: Old-Fashioned Air Conditioning - written by Jane Griswold - Vol. 23, No. 2
Construction Details Tell Tale - written by Jane Griswold - Vol. 26, No. 1
First Period House Discovered By Following Clues - written by Joann Michalik - Vol. 27, No. 2

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