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In 2001, the 19th century Pearson Farmhouse, built by Joseph Pearson, was moved from it's original location on the Phillips Academy campus, 254 Main Street, to 305 South Main Street.  The move made way for the construction of the PA hockey rinkBuilder David Barrett bought the home from PA for $1, moved it at the cost of $50,000, renovated it, and put it on the market for $699,000.  
*According to tradition, the land comprising both the North and South Parishes of Andover was purchased from Cutshamachie, the Sagamore of Massachusetts, for six English pounds and a coat.  This event is commemorated in the town seal, which was officially adoped at the annual meeting on March 5, 1900.  It is generally believed that the new seal was designed by Leonard Sherman, a local artist, photographer and nature writerHowever, there were no Native Americans in New England tribes that ever wore such an elaborate headdress.
*The original town seal included just text: the town name, state, and date of incorporation.   
*In 1895, John E. Whiting, a local jewler, designed a porcelin pin depicting the sale of the land that was to become Andover from the Indians as a souvenir for the Town's 250th anniversary.
* A banner was also commissioned using the same picture. [http://andoverma.gov/about/250th.php Andover's 250th Anniversary Banner]
* For the Town's 350th anniversary, the Town requisitioned a painting of the seal for the selectman's meeting room.  Kristoffel Meulen, then a high school senior, was chosen.


[[Image:Town_Seal.jpg|thumb|...''From 1/30/2014 Townsman''.... click to enlarge|left]]
[[Image:Pearson_Farmhouse_at_Phillips_Academy.jpg|thumb|...''Pearson Farmhouse, original location at Phillips Academy''.... click to enlarge|left]]
[[Image:seal.jpg|thumb|...''Cocoanut and Decoration Day''.... click to enlarge|left]]
[[Image:Pearson_Farmhouse.jpg|thumb|...''Pearson Farmhouse Move and Restoration''.... click to enlarge|left]]


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See
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*"New Town Seal," ''Andover Townsman'', March 9, 1900.
* "Sealed with Historical Inaccuracies," ''Andover Townsman'', February 1, 2007.
*"Andover's town seal tells many stories," ''Andover Townsman'', January 30, 2014, p. 7.
* [http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=487303&t=andover%20a%20Century%20of%20Change&tp=title&d=0&hc=1&rt=title ''Andover a Century of Change:1896 - 1996''] by Eleanor Motley Richardson, (974.45 Ric), page 188.
* [http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=250279&t=Andover%3A%20Symbol%20of%20New%20England&tp=title&d=0&hc=1&rt=title Andover: Symbol of New England], by Claude Moore Fuess,(974.45 Fuess), page 373.
* [http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=266287&t=The%20Townswoman%27s%20Andover&tp=title&d=0&hc=1&rt=title ''The Townswoman's Andover''] by Bessie Goldsmith (974.45 Gol), page 2.
* [http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=777748&t=Town%20and%20City%20Seals%20of%20Massachusetts&tp=title&d=0&hc=2&rt=title ''Town and City Seals of Massachusetts''], by Allan Forbes (929.9 For volume 2), page 6.


*"Historic farmhouse will move, in time", ''Andover Townsman'', November 16, 2000.
* There is a color picture of the seal on the Andover Finance Report for 1976.
*"History falls in way of ice rink", ''Eagle Tribune'', March 25, 2000.
*"Sale price from $1 to $699,000: Renovation complete on Pearson Farmhouse", ''Andover Townsman'', August 30, 2001.


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--[[User:Kim|Kim]] 10:30, November 17, 2011 (EST)<!-- insert signature here, if desired -->
--[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] 12:39, July 13, 2007 (EDT)
 
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  • According to tradition, the land comprising both the North and South Parishes of Andover was purchased from Cutshamachie, the Sagamore of Massachusetts, for six English pounds and a coat. This event is commemorated in the town seal, which was officially adoped at the annual meeting on March 5, 1900. It is generally believed that the new seal was designed by Leonard Sherman, a local artist, photographer and nature writer. However, there were no Native Americans in New England tribes that ever wore such an elaborate headdress.
  • The original town seal included just text: the town name, state, and date of incorporation.
  • In 1895, John E. Whiting, a local jewler, designed a porcelin pin depicting the sale of the land that was to become Andover from the Indians as a souvenir for the Town's 250th anniversary.
  • A banner was also commissioned using the same picture. Andover's 250th Anniversary Banner
  • For the Town's 350th anniversary, the Town requisitioned a painting of the seal for the selectman's meeting room. Kristoffel Meulen, then a high school senior, was chosen.
...From 1/30/2014 Townsman.... click to enlarge
...Cocoanut and Decoration Day.... click to enlarge



See

  • There is a color picture of the seal on the Andover Finance Report for 1976.


--Eleanor 12:39, July 13, 2007 (EDT)

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