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== North District School ==
The Free Christian Church was founded on May 7, 1846, by ink factory owner William Donald. It was formed by Andover residents who did not feel members of other churches in Andover were making a strong stand against slavery. Free Christian obtained the Elm Street property in 1903. 


The school was located on the corner of North Street and River Road from 1835 to 1947. Later the building was used by West Andover Community AssociatonIt was demolished in 1984.
Rev. Jack L. Daniel was pastor of the Free Christian Church for 35 years, from 1977 to June, 2012. In 1977, the church had 75 membersIn 2012, the church had 1,200 members.
* ''Andover Townsman'', November 10, 2005


[[Image:FreeChristianChurchphotofromColumbiaUniversity.jpg|thumb|...''Free Christian Church circa 1908 from Columbia University Archives ''.... click to enlarge|left]]


[[Image:FreeChruchfromGettyCollections.jpg|thumb|...''Free Christian Church circa 1908 from Columbia University Archives ''.... click to enlarge|left]]


== North Parish School ==


The first school house in Andover was erected in Feb. 3, 1701, in North Parish (now North Andover). In 1718, a second schoolhouse was erected in South Parish.
* ''Lawrence Eagle Tribune'', October 22, 1964


See


*"Andover church unveils addition," ''Eagle Tribune'', November 19, 2001, p. 1.
*"Dedicated to the Lord: New $1.7 million addition," ''Andover Townsman'', November 21, 2001, p. 10.
*"Underground" ''The Townsman'', July 17,02003, page 11.
*"Exodus, of sorts: Free Christian severs final UCC ties," ''Andover Townsman'', October 7, 2004, p. 1.
*"Pastor of Free Christian Church changing course," ''Andover Townsman'', April 19, 2012, p. 10.
*"Assistant pastor now heads Free Christian Church, Andover," ''Eagle Tribune'', August 4, 2012, p. 5.
*[https://archive.org/details/memorialbookleto00free/page/6/mode/2up Memorial Booklet of the Free Church Fire January27, 1941]


== Punchard Free School ==


The Punchard Free School, at 36 Bartlett Street, was founded in 1856 by bequest of $50,000 from resident Benjamin H. Punchard.  The school was dedicated September 2, 1856 but fire destroyed it 12 years later. The school was rebuilt under the jurisdiction of the town. Public funding began in 1901 and the school was renamed Punchard High School.  When a new high school was built in 1957, Punchard became Andover Junior High. The last high school class graduated from Punchard on June 14, 1957. Conversion to town offices began in 1982.
* ''Andover Townsman'', December 30, 2004
* ''Andover Townsman'', June 20, 1957
*[http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rresult.xml?rt=title&tp=title&t=townswoman%27s%20andover&ft=&l=1&d=0&f=''The Townswoman's Andover''] by Bessie Goldsmith, pages 43-39 (974.45 Gol)


== Stowe School ==
For a complete list of Andover Churches see [http://www.mhl.org/andover/churches.htm Houses of Worship in Andover]


Stowe School, named after Harriet Beecher Stowe, was located on Bartlett Street from 1894 to 1971. It housed the Central Grammar School.
* ''Andover Townsman'', June 19, 2003
== Chronology of Andover Schools ==
The chronology of Andover's school buildings was researched by James Batchelder.
[[Image:schools.jpg|thumb||left| “Chronology of school buildings,'' [http://andover.mvlc.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/rdetail.xml?r=487303&t=andover%20a%20century%20of%20change&tp=keyword&d=0&hc=2&rt=keyword ''Andover a Century of Change:1896 - 1996''] by Eleanor Motley Richardson, (974.45 Ric), 154 …..click to enlarge|left]]
[http://www.andovertownsman.com/local/x187426370/Andover-Stories-Andover-public-education-started-by-1647-law Andover Public Education Started by 1647 Law.] by Jim Batchelder, Andover Historical Society.
[[Image:johndoveschool.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Location of John Dove School and Jackson School.]]


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The Free Christian Church was founded on May 7, 1846, by ink factory owner William Donald. It was formed by Andover residents who did not feel members of other churches in Andover were making a strong stand against slavery. Free Christian obtained the Elm Street property in 1903.

Rev. Jack L. Daniel was pastor of the Free Christian Church for 35 years, from 1977 to June, 2012. In 1977, the church had 75 members. In 2012, the church had 1,200 members.

...Free Christian Church circa 1908 from Columbia University Archives .... click to enlarge
...Free Christian Church circa 1908 from Columbia University Archives .... click to enlarge


See

  • "Andover church unveils addition," Eagle Tribune, November 19, 2001, p. 1.
  • "Dedicated to the Lord: New $1.7 million addition," Andover Townsman, November 21, 2001, p. 10.
  • "Underground" The Townsman, July 17,02003, page 11.
  • "Exodus, of sorts: Free Christian severs final UCC ties," Andover Townsman, October 7, 2004, p. 1.
  • "Pastor of Free Christian Church changing course," Andover Townsman, April 19, 2012, p. 10.
  • "Assistant pastor now heads Free Christian Church, Andover," Eagle Tribune, August 4, 2012, p. 5.
  • Memorial Booklet of the Free Church Fire January27, 1941


For a complete list of Andover Churches see Houses of Worship in Andover



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