164-168 ANDOVER ST
architectural description
This is the second Ballardvale Fire Station. The first was on the opposite side of Andover Street and closer to the center of the town. It was moved to this site and the town built an addition with a 67 foot hose tower in 1896. The tower was removed in the 1950s.
historical narrative
Town of Andover Ballardvale District Fire House. Built to house fire wagons and horses originally. Moved from original site on the opposite side of Andover Street where hose tower was added in 1896. The hose tower was used to dry the hoses after a fire.
bibliography/references
Assessor's Office
Maps of Ballardvale
inventory data
| Place: | |
| Historic District: | Not Applicable |
| Address: | 164-168 andover st |
| Historic Name: | Ballardvale Fire Department |
| Present Use: | Fire House or Station |
| Original Use: | Fire House |
| Date of Construction: | circa 1890s |
| Source: | Town reports |
| Style/Form: | Other |
| Architect/Builder: | |
| Foundation: | brickstone |
| Wall/Trim: | clapboard |
| Roof: | |
| Outbuildings / Secondary Structures | |
| Major Alterations: | tower removed in the 1950s |
| Condition: | good |
| Moved: | moved from original site 1890s |
| Demolished: | |
| Acreage: | 1.2 acres; Acreage: 0.33 acres |
| Setting: | Set on a site where three roads meet |
| MHC inventory number: | |
| Recorded by: | Ruth B. Sharpe (Ballardvale Historic District) |
| Organization: | Andover Historical Society |
| Date: | Feb 1998 |
other historic buildings
- on andover st
- in Not Applicable
- with architectural style Other
18 Carisbrooke Street
