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The Old Town House is also known as the Old Town Hall.
The first documented gravestone in Andover was placed at South Church in 1711.


On March 1, 1858, a committee was appointed to choose a site for and to consider building a Town House.  The land was chosen and purchased from Mr. W. Philip Foster for $2,000.  The Town House was built in 1858 at a cost of $15,500 and is located on Main Street in the middle of town. 


*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=640791 Chapel Cemetery at Phillips Academy]
**Originally the cemetery for the Andover Theological Seminary
**First burial was in 1810.
**Those buried include: Harriet Beecher Stowe; John Dove; Alice Buck; Elizabeth Stuart Phelps and Warren Draper.
***See "A little cemetery - a lot of history," ''Andover Townsman'', December 5, 2013, p. 16.


The architect was Theodore Volkers and the contractors were Abbott & Clement.  The building was described as a "spacious hall in the second story, with a small gallery and four anterooms. In the first floor, a smaller hall, also a post office room, treasurer's and selectmen's room with a fire-proof safe, and a small room to rent as an office or store."  In a committee report made on December 20, 1858, the building was described as 55ft by 86ft long.


*[http://www.christchurchandover.org/ Christ Church Cemetery - Episcopal]
**Located at 25 Central Street.
**Graves in this cemetery date back to 1840.


On May 7, 1860, the committee reported the expenditures:<br>
Land $2,000.00<br>
Building $13,541.16<br>
Furniture $1,474.10<br>
Celebration $105.90<br>
Total Expense: $17,122.16<br>


*Cornelius Gould Farm Cemetery
**Contains only three gravestones and a few unmarked graves: Cornelius Gould, Lydia Gould, and Emerson Gould.
**When the boundary line between Andover and North Reading was established in 1904, a portion of the Gould Farm was in North Reading.  The cemetery is in this portion.


In 1882, an extension was added for cooking accommodations and water for use by clubs and private parties.  In 1902, a lobby was designed with ornamental winding staircases and tinted walls.  The Town Seal was placed in the mosaic floor.


*Jenkins Family Cemetery - See Woodbridge-Jenkins Family Cemetery
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During WWII, the second floor was subdivided into office space. Several plans to raze the building were thwarted in the 1950s and 1960s.  
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=640791 Phillips Academy Chapel Cemetery]
**Located on Chapel Avenue.
**The burying ground of Andover Theological Seminary.




In 1989, the facility was completely renovated adding air-conditioning.  The building is now available for wedding receptions, theater performances, and banquets. There is still a Post Office substation on the first floor. A "Rededication Ceremony for the Andover Town House" was held on May 6, 1989.
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=91539&CScntry=4&CSst=21&CScnty=1177&CSsr=281& Sacred Heart Cemetery]
**Located at 80 Corbett Road in the Shawsheen section of Andover.
**A member of the Catholic Cemetery Association


*[http://staugustineparish.org/church_home.html St. Augustine's Church Cemetery]
**Located off Lupine Road; office at 43 Essex Street.
**Graves in this cemetery date back to 1855.


In 2008, work was done to fix damaged shingles that had started to fall off the roof.  This necessitated blocking off the parking spaces surrounding the building. 


In 2009, the hall at Old Town Hall was named the "James D. Doherty Town Meeting Hall," after the town's longtime Town Meeting moderator, Jim Doherty.
*[http://www.northparish.org/index.php North Parish Burial Ground in North Andover]
**First burial ground established in Andover.  Andover split into the North Parish (North Andover) and South Parish (Andover) in 1855.
**[http://hne-rs.s3.amazonaws.com/filestore/1/2/9/1/1_40bc7622deefd6a/12911_e6dfb13f33ac7fb.pdf The Old Burial Ground on Academy Road, North Andover]


[[Image:Andover_Town_House_Rededication.jpg|thumb|...''Andover Town House Rededication Ceremony, May 6, 1989''.... click to enlarge|left]]


[[Image:Andover_Town_House_Rededication_Ceremony.jpg|thumb|...''Andover Town House Rededication Ceremony, May 6, 1989''.... click to enlarge|left]]
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=91565 Saint Francis Seminary Cemetery]


[[Image:Old_Town_Hall.jpg|thumb|...''Old Town Hall''.... click to enlarge|left]]
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*[http://www.southchurch.com/cemetery/index.html South Church Cemetery]
**Located at the corner of Central and School Streets (41 Central Street).
**Oldest cemetery in Andover.
**First recorded burial was Robert Russell in 1710.
**The first two ministers, Rev. Samuel Philips and Rev. Jonathan French, and their families are buried here.  Also buried are the founders of Phillips Academy, Andover Theological Seminary and the Abbot Female Academy.
**Andover's Revolutionary War dead are buried here or remembered at the triangle of School and Central Streets.
**See [[South Church (Parish)]]
**[http://www.southchurch.com/cemetery/ List of people buried in South Church Cemetery]
[[File:southchurchmap.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Map of South Parish Cemetery]]
[[File:Memorial.jpg|200px|thumb|center|List of Memorials in South Parish Cemetery]]


See
*"Architectural Record", November 1990. [[:Media:OldTownHallArchitecturalRecord.pdf|To Gather Together: After Years of Neglect A Restored 19th Century Town Hall is Once Again the Focus of A Community's Pride"]]
*''Andover Advertiser'', September 4, 1858.
*''Andover Advertiser'', November 20, 1858.
*''Andover Advertiser'', December 25, 1858.
*''Andover Advertiser'', January 1, 1859.
* "Andover considers ways to save old Town Hall", ''Eagle Tribune'', November 25, 1986.
* ''Andover Townsman'', April 27, 1989
* ''Andover Townsman'', May 4, 1989, p. 6+
*"Sentimental journey for hall", ''Andover Townsman'', July 21, 2005.
*"Roofing slate falls from Old Town Hall", ''Eagle Tribune'', January 18, 2008.
*"Falling shingle prompts emergency roof fix", ''Andover Townsman'', February 7, 2008.
*"Is there new revenue in Andover's Old Town Hall?", ''Eagle Tribune'', March 18, 2008.
*"Hall named for Jim Doherty," ''Andover Townsman'', November 26, 2009.
*"Past and Present: Old Town Hall", ''Andover Townsman'', October 25, 2012, page 3.


[http://andoverma.gov/facilities/rentals/townhouse.php Andover Town House Function Room ]


Andover Vertical File--Historic Houses--Town House
*[https://www.andoverma.gov/309/Spring-Grove-Cemetery Spring Grove Cemetery]
**Located on Abbot Street named for the spring on the property.
**This is the Andover town cemetery.
**Funds ($3,000) appropriated at the 1869 town meeting purchase 41 acres from the heirs of Nehemiah Abbott for the cemetery.
**Dedicated on October 15, 1871. 
**A statue dedicated to Civil War Veterans erected on cemetery grounds.
**An online search by name, a map of the cemetery, and a list of rules and regulations are located on the town's website [https://www.andoverma.gov/618/Spring-Grove-Cemetery-Viewer] 
***See "Spring Grove Cemetery steeped in History, Shrouded in Beauty", The Townsman, October 29, 2015, page 11.


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--[[User:Stephanie|Stephanie]] August 28, 2019 <br>
*[https://www.jcam.org/Pages/Cemeteries/Cemetery_Pages/Lawrence_Mt_Vernon.html Temple Emanuel Cemetery]
--[[User:Glenda|Glenda]] 10:03, January 26, 2007 (EST)<br>
**Located at Corbett and Mount Vernon Street, Lawrence
--[[User:Kim|Kim]] 16:32, March 14, 2012 (EDT)
 
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*[http://www.westparishgardencemetery.org/ West Parish Cemetery]
**Located at 129 Reservation Road.
**Graves in this cemetery date back to 1692 & 1751.
 
 
*Woodbridge-Jenkins Family Cemetery
**Located at 4 Douglas Lane, off Mortimer Road, off Jenkins Road.
**17 people were buried here between 1753-1882.
**In 1882, 8 members of the Jenkins family were reinterred, 7 to Spring Grove Cemetery (William Jenkins lot), 1 to South Church Cemetery.
**9 remain, 6 members of the Benjamin Woodbridge family (1805-1853, direct descendants of Rev. John Woodbridge, the first minister of Andover), and 3 children of Samuel and Rebecca Jenkins, who died on consecutive days in September 1753.
**The town adopted the cemetery at the 2002 town meeting.
**A 2003 Eagle Scout project cleaned up, restored, and fenced in the cemetery.
**A 2014 Eagle Scout project built a footbridge and footpath from the road to the cemetery.
[[Image:Jenkins.jpg|thumb|...Woodbridge and Jenkins Family Cemetery.... click to enlarge|left]]
 
 
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See
 
*"Buried here (famous Andover residents)," ''Andover Townsman'', October 26, 1995, p. 1.
*"Historic Undertaking: Repairing stones is grave matter," ''Andover Townsman'', February 21, 2002, p.1.
*"Revolutionary War-era cemetery now town's," ''Andover Townsman'', April 25, 2002.
*"Revolutionary War era cemetery is town's: Woodbridge Jenkins Cemetery," ''Andover Townsman'', May 2, 2002, p. 22.
*[https://mvlc.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/andover/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:380293/one "Farm and Neighborhood Cemeteries of Andover and North Andover, Mass, Including Stone Inscriptions"] by Lenora White McQuesten.
*"Finding roots in Andover," ''Eagle Tribune'', January 11, 2009, p. 9.
* "Bridging Town History: Eagle Scout candidate builds critical link to early cemetery," ''Andover Townsman'', September 11, 2014, p. 17.
* [http://andover.essexcountyma.net/cemeteryindex.html Andover Church and Cemetery Guide]
 
 
See also
 
* [https://mvlc.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/andover/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$002f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:50527/one Guide to Cemeteries in Essex County Massachusetts] R929.5 Gui (The information for Andover is in the Andover File -- Cemeteries.)
*[http://andoverhistorical.org/ The Andover Historical Society] has a list of cemetery inventories for Christ Church, St. Augustine's, Phillips Academy Chapel, Spring Grove, South Church and West Parish cemeteries.
 
 
--[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] 15:41, June 13, 2006 and December 2, 2014 (EDT)<br>
--[[User:Kim|Kim]] 20:38, December 12, 2012 (EST)<br>
--[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] ([[User talk:Eleanor|talk]]) 10:52, 18 March 2015 (EDT)<br>
--[[User:Kim|Kim]] ([[User talk:Kim|talk]]) 14:33, 3 February 2016 (EST)<br>
--[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] ([[User talk:Eleanor|talk]]) 13:23, 12 February 2016 (EST)


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The first documented gravestone in Andover was placed at South Church in 1711.


  • Chapel Cemetery at Phillips Academy
    • Originally the cemetery for the Andover Theological Seminary
    • First burial was in 1810.
    • Those buried include: Harriet Beecher Stowe; John Dove; Alice Buck; Elizabeth Stuart Phelps and Warren Draper.
      • See "A little cemetery - a lot of history," Andover Townsman, December 5, 2013, p. 16.



  • Cornelius Gould Farm Cemetery
    • Contains only three gravestones and a few unmarked graves: Cornelius Gould, Lydia Gould, and Emerson Gould.
    • When the boundary line between Andover and North Reading was established in 1904, a portion of the Gould Farm was in North Reading. The cemetery is in this portion.


  • Jenkins Family Cemetery - See Woodbridge-Jenkins Family Cemetery



  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Located at 80 Corbett Road in the Shawsheen section of Andover.
    • A member of the Catholic Cemetery Association





  • South Church Cemetery
    • Located at the corner of Central and School Streets (41 Central Street).
    • Oldest cemetery in Andover.
    • First recorded burial was Robert Russell in 1710.
    • The first two ministers, Rev. Samuel Philips and Rev. Jonathan French, and their families are buried here. Also buried are the founders of Phillips Academy, Andover Theological Seminary and the Abbot Female Academy.
    • Andover's Revolutionary War dead are buried here or remembered at the triangle of School and Central Streets.
    • See South Church (Parish)
    • List of people buried in South Church Cemetery
Map of South Parish Cemetery
List of Memorials in South Parish Cemetery


  • Spring Grove Cemetery
    • Located on Abbot Street named for the spring on the property.
    • This is the Andover town cemetery.
    • Funds ($3,000) appropriated at the 1869 town meeting purchase 41 acres from the heirs of Nehemiah Abbott for the cemetery.
    • Dedicated on October 15, 1871.
    • A statue dedicated to Civil War Veterans erected on cemetery grounds.
    • An online search by name, a map of the cemetery, and a list of rules and regulations are located on the town's website [1]
      • See "Spring Grove Cemetery steeped in History, Shrouded in Beauty", The Townsman, October 29, 2015, page 11.



  • West Parish Cemetery
    • Located at 129 Reservation Road.
    • Graves in this cemetery date back to 1692 & 1751.


  • Woodbridge-Jenkins Family Cemetery
    • Located at 4 Douglas Lane, off Mortimer Road, off Jenkins Road.
    • 17 people were buried here between 1753-1882.
    • In 1882, 8 members of the Jenkins family were reinterred, 7 to Spring Grove Cemetery (William Jenkins lot), 1 to South Church Cemetery.
    • 9 remain, 6 members of the Benjamin Woodbridge family (1805-1853, direct descendants of Rev. John Woodbridge, the first minister of Andover), and 3 children of Samuel and Rebecca Jenkins, who died on consecutive days in September 1753.
    • The town adopted the cemetery at the 2002 town meeting.
    • A 2003 Eagle Scout project cleaned up, restored, and fenced in the cemetery.
    • A 2014 Eagle Scout project built a footbridge and footpath from the road to the cemetery.
...Woodbridge and Jenkins Family Cemetery.... click to enlarge



See

  • "Buried here (famous Andover residents)," Andover Townsman, October 26, 1995, p. 1.
  • "Historic Undertaking: Repairing stones is grave matter," Andover Townsman, February 21, 2002, p.1.
  • "Revolutionary War-era cemetery now town's," Andover Townsman, April 25, 2002.
  • "Revolutionary War era cemetery is town's: Woodbridge Jenkins Cemetery," Andover Townsman, May 2, 2002, p. 22.
  • "Farm and Neighborhood Cemeteries of Andover and North Andover, Mass, Including Stone Inscriptions" by Lenora White McQuesten.
  • "Finding roots in Andover," Eagle Tribune, January 11, 2009, p. 9.
  • "Bridging Town History: Eagle Scout candidate builds critical link to early cemetery," Andover Townsman, September 11, 2014, p. 17.
  • Andover Church and Cemetery Guide


See also


--Eleanor 15:41, June 13, 2006 and December 2, 2014 (EDT)
--Kim 20:38, December 12, 2012 (EST)
--Eleanor (talk) 10:52, 18 March 2015 (EDT)
--Kim (talk) 14:33, 3 February 2016 (EST)
--Eleanor (talk) 13:23, 12 February 2016 (EST)

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