Andover Historic Preservation


14 CHESTER ST14 chester st (click to enlarge)

14 CHESTER ST

architectural description

Style: old style

This house has 0.24 acres of land. A 1 family home with clapboard exterior and Asphalt gable roof. It has 7 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, with some later additions and a pool. It has a small front open porch, and is 2 storied and attic in height.

historical narrative

Owned by Henry Buckley in 1910 - 1920, and 1953. He worked for the Boston And Maine railroad taking care of the grounds around the stations as a gardener
Later owned by Larry and Majorie Douglas.

bibliography/references

Assessor's valuation real estate (Andover)

Maps of Ballardvale

inventory data

Table: Inventory Data for 14 CHESTER ST
Place: Ballardvale
Historic District: Not Applicable
Address: 14 chester st
Historic Name:
Present Use: one family residence
Original Use: one family residence
Date of Construction: ca. 1890
Source: Andover Assessors
Style/Form: Other
Architect/Builder:
Foundation: brickstone
Wall/Trim: clapboard
Roof: Asphalt gable roof
Outbuildings / Secondary Structures pool (1987)
Major Alterations: wood deck in rear
Condition:
Moved:
Demolished:
Acreage: less than one acre; Acreage: 0.24 acres
Setting: close to sidewalk
MHC inventory number:
Recorded by: Ruth A. Sharpe (Ballardvale Historic District)
Organization: Andover Historical Society
Date: June 1998

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