North Andover Massachusetts

Stevens–Coolidge House & Gardens

The Stevens–Coolidge House & Gardens, formerly known as Ashdale Farm, features Colonial Revival architecture by Joseph Everett Chandler and extensive formal gardens. The estate served as the summer home of Helen Stevens Coolidge and her diplomat husband from 1914 to 1962 and is now a nonprofit museum highlighting early 20th-century restoration and garden design. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

Phone: +1 978-689-9105

The Trustees Official Site

Osgood Hill (Stevens Estate)

Osgood Hill, also known as the Stevens Estate, is a Romanesque and Shingle Style mansion designed by William C. Richardson between 1884 and 1886 for textile magnate Moses Tyler Stevens. The estate exemplifies the Aesthetic Design Movement and includes outbuildings and landscaped grounds spanning over 140 acres. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}

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Stevens Estate Events Site

Moseley Wrought Iron Arch Bridge

The Moseley Wrought Iron Arch Bridge, also known as the Upper Pacific Mills Bridge, is a riveted wrought-iron bowstring arch bridge dating to 1864. It is the oldest iron bridge in Massachusetts and was rescued, restored by Merrimack College students, and relocated to span a campus pond in 1995. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}

Phone: +1 978-837-5000 (Merrimack College switchboard)

Historic Bridges Registry

Samuel Osgood House

The Samuel Osgood House, built circa 1740, is a fine example of Georgian architecture and is reputedly the birthplace of Samuel Osgood, the first U.S. Postmaster General. Its well-preserved center-hall plan and detailed interior woodwork reflect mid-18th-century craftsmanship. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}

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National Register Listing

Parson Barnard House & Barn

The Parson Barnard House, built in 1715, is one of the most significant First Period houses in New England, noted for its transitional features and exceptional state of preservation. Its early 19th-century carriage barn demonstrates adaptive use of timber framing in a civic-religious context. :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}

Phone: +1 978-688-7831 (North Andover Historical Society)

NA Historical Society

Kittredge Mansion

The Kittredge Mansion, built in 1784 with design attributed to Samuel McIntire, is a three-story Federal-style wood-frame house featuring a balustraded hip roof and fine interior woodwork. It has remained in the Kittredge family and exemplifies late-18th-century high-style domestic architecture. :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}

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NRHP Nomination

North Andover Center Historic District

This district comprises the town’s historic core, featuring Federal, Late Victorian, and Mid-19th Century Revival architecture across 75 properties, including the Parson Barnard House and Kittredge Mansion. It reflects the civic and commercial development following the 1855 town split. :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}

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NRHP Listing

North Parish Church

The North Parish Church, built in 1836 in a striking Carpenter Gothic style by Richard Bond, served as the 5th meetinghouse of the Puritan congregation founded in 1645. Its board-and-batten exterior and lancet windows exemplify rural Gothic Revival ecclesiastical architecture. :contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}

Phone: +1 978-685-6707

North Parish Official Site

First Burial Ground (Old Burial Ground)

The First Burial Ground, established circa 1650, is one of the earliest colonial cemeteries in New England, containing graves of founding families and early settlers. Ongoing preservation highlights historic masonry and stone carving techniques. :contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}

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NA Historical Society

Second Burial Ground

The Second Burial Ground served the North Parish from 1817 to 1850 and features over 700 interments, with slate and granite markers reflecting 19th-century funerary art. Recent conservation work has stabilized gravestones and restored boundary masonry. :contentReference[oaicite:9]{index=9}

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NA Historical Society

Ridgewood Cemetery

Ridgewood Cemetery, established in 1850, is a picturesque rural‐style burial ground with a fieldstone wall and early‐20th-century bronze gates. It remains in active use and exemplifies Victorian-era cemetery planning. :contentReference[oaicite:10]{index=10}

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Ridgewood Cemetery Association

Tavern Acres Historic District

The Tavern Acres Historic District, developed in the 1920s with landscape design by the Olmsted Brothers, includes Colonial Revival homes, Memorial Park, and the Stevens Library. Its cohesive planning reflects early 20th-century suburban design principles. :contentReference[oaicite:11]{index=11}

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NRHP Listing

Machine Shop Village District

The Machine Shop Village District, centered on Cochichewick Creek, preserves mid-19th-century textile mill buildings and associated worker housing. Its Greek Revival and Federal structures exemplify industrial village planning. :contentReference[oaicite:12]{index=12}

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NRHP Listing

Brick Store Block (1829)

The Brick Store Block, built in 1829, anchored Old Center with commercial storefronts and civic functions, including the post office and Lyceum. Its load-bearing brick walls and segmental arches are characteristic of early 19th-century masonry construction. :contentReference[oaicite:13]{index=13}

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NA Historical Society

North Andover Station (1907)

The 1907 North Andover station, designed by B&M architect Henry B. Fletcher, is a Richardsonian Romanesque brick depot with sandstone trim and a rounded hip roof. It reflects early 20th-century rail-inspired civic architecture. :contentReference[oaicite:14]{index=14}

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History & HABS Record

Hay Scales Building (1833)

The Hay Scales Building, constructed in 1833, is a compact clapboard and brick structure used for agricultural weigh-operations. Its small scale and masonry detail illustrate utilitarian civic-agricultural architecture. :contentReference[oaicite:15]{index=15}

Phone: Not available

NA Historical Society

Founders Hall (1932 Museum Building)

Founders Hall, built in 1932, houses the North Andover Historical Society Museum and auditorium. Its Georgian Revival façade and timber-framed interiors showcase early 20th-century museum planning. :contentReference[oaicite:16]{index=16}

Phone: +1 978-688-3512

NA Historical Society

Johnson Cottage (1789)

The Johnson Cottage, dating to 1789, is the last surviving artisan’s cottage in Old Center, illustrating vernacular 18th-century residential design. Its small footprint and original clapboard siding reveal working-class dwelling construction. :contentReference[oaicite:17]{index=17}

Phone: +1 978-688-3512

NA Historical Society

Carriage Barn at Parson Barnard House

The early 19th-century carriage barn at the Parson Barnard House, built circa 1805, employs heavy timber framing and original board-and-batten siding. It reflects adaptive reuse of agricultural outbuildings for museum interpretation. :contentReference[oaicite:18]{index=18}

Phone: +1 978-688-7831

NA Historical Society

Phillips Brooks Statue

The Phillips Brooks statue (1925) by Bela L. Pratt stands on the Town Common facing North Parish Church, commemorating the famed preacher and author. Its granite pedestal and bronze figure exemplify early 20th-century public memorial sculpture. :contentReference[oaicite:19]{index=19}

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Smithsonian Sculpture Record