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The Abbot Homestead, located at the corner of Andover Street and Argilla Road, was thought to have been built circa 1685.  Benjamin Abbot, the first owner of the house, accused neighbor Martha Carrier, "Queen of Hell," of witchcraft after a boundary dispute.  Carrier was executed in 1692.  The Public Television Station program "History Detectives" examined wood borings taken from the beams of the house and determined that it was actually built between 1703 and 1708. <p>


[[Image:Benjamin_Abbot_Homestead.jpg|thumb|...''The Benjamin Abbot Homestead''.... click to enlarge|left]]
In 1993, Memorial Hall Library and the Trustees of Memorial Hall Library undertook a front-entrance redesign project to return the building to front landscape and walkway design closer to the original  1920s entrance look and feel. Local landscape arctitect Peter Hornbeck and Andover architect Jane Griswold collaborated on the design which included native plantings, an oval brick patio and granite curbing. Project funding included individual and corporate private donors, Memorial Hall Library Trustee funds and state funds.  
[[Image:Abbot_House.jpg|thumb|...''The Abbot House''.... click to enlarge|left]]
 
[[Image:Abbot_House_1988.jpg|thumb|...''The Abbot House, photo taken in 1988''.... click to enlarge|left]]
The front entrance project was originally part of a major 1987 renovation and addition project. Due to a state-funding budget shortfall, the front-entrance redesign project was not underway until  the summer of 1994.  
[[Image:Benjamin_Abbot_Homestead_Narrative,_Part_1.jpg|thumb|...''The Abbot Homestead Narrative, Part 1''.... click to enlarge|left]]
[[Image:Benjamin_Abbot_Homestead_Narrative,_Part_2.jpg|thumb|...''The Abbot Homestead Narrative, Part 2''.... click to enlarge|left]]
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* "Benjamin Abbot House is one of the Valley's Oldest," ''Eagle Tribune'', November 13, 1988.
* ''Andover Historical Building Survey'' - Andover Special Collection
* Featured in the PBS series "History Detectives" (Channel 2 July 16, 2003)
* "Who will buy historic Abbot home?", ''Andover Townsman'', July 22, 2004.


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In 1993, Memorial Hall Library and the Trustees of Memorial Hall Library undertook a front-entrance redesign project to return the building to front landscape and walkway design closer to the original 1920s entrance look and feel. Local landscape arctitect Peter Hornbeck and Andover architect Jane Griswold collaborated on the design which included native plantings, an oval brick patio and granite curbing. Project funding included individual and corporate private donors, Memorial Hall Library Trustee funds and state funds.

The front entrance project was originally part of a major 1987 renovation and addition project. Due to a state-funding budget shortfall, the front-entrance redesign project was not underway until the summer of 1994.

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