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The Colonial Theater was located on Essex Street. In the 1950's it changed its name to Andover Playhouse and was once the home of the Andover Senior Center.  
The Andona Society, deriving its name from combining Andover with the latin word for give - dona, was founded bi five residents of Andover in 1952. Through the years the members have donated funds to sponsor sports and recreational town activities, provide educational funding, library expansion of the Children's Room, the Cormier Youth Center and a babysitting program for middle school students. as well as education scholarships and vision screening for pre-school  children, YMCA, library children's room expansion. S.A.D.D Cormier Youth Center, Babysitting Program for middle school students


It functioned as a movie theater. Movies could not be shown on Sundays until 1933.
for 1956 Clown Town, Spring Gala, Sidewalk Bazaar to donate to town $50,000/year sports recreation education scholarships and vision screening for pre-school  children, YMCA, library children's room expansion. S.A.D.D Cormier Youth Center, Babysitting Program for middle school students


It was razed for the parking lot behind the Memorial Hall Library in 1985.
Holy Family Hospital - then Bon Secours Hospital pediatrics 1960's


[[File:andoverplayhouse.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Andover Playhouse / parking lot behind the Library]]<br style="clear:both/> 
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*[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''], by Eleanor Richardson (R 974.45 Ric), page 52


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*[http://andover.mvlc.org/eg/opac/record/487303?query=andover%20century%20of%20change;qtype=keyword;fi%3Asearch_format=;locg=5 Andover: A Century of Change, 1896-1996],  by Eleanor Motley Richardson, 974.45 Ric, page 138


--[[User:Eleanor|Eleanor]] ([[User talk:Eleanor|talk]]) 11:55, 18 March 2015 (EDT)


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The Andona Society, deriving its name from combining Andover with the latin word for give - dona, was founded bi five residents of Andover in 1952. Through the years the members have donated funds to sponsor sports and recreational town activities, provide educational funding, library expansion of the Children's Room, the Cormier Youth Center and a babysitting program for middle school students. as well as education scholarships and vision screening for pre-school children, YMCA, library children's room expansion. S.A.D.D Cormier Youth Center, Babysitting Program for middle school students

for 1956 Clown Town, Spring Gala, Sidewalk Bazaar to donate to town $50,000/year sports recreation education scholarships and vision screening for pre-school children, YMCA, library children's room expansion. S.A.D.D Cormier Youth Center, Babysitting Program for middle school students

Holy Family Hospital - then Bon Secours Hospital pediatrics 1960's

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