63 HIGHLAND RD
architectural description
NRDIS NRMRA
This house has a hipped roof with boxed cornice. The plan is square. The entry porch has a pediment and it supports ? Shingle with an arched entry. Window and door trim is moulded and windows are multi-pane above and single pane below. The house is asymmetrical and is divided into 4 bays. Located above the porch is a small two-sided bay and the other section of the front façade is a two-story bay. Another two-story bay occurs on the left side of the structure. It has one exterior chimney.
historical narrative
Phi Beta Chi (PBX) formed during the 1890s was first located at 63 Highland. (An Illustrated History of the Property)
inventory data
| Place: | Andover Center |
| Historic District: | Academy Hill NRH District |
| Address: | 63 highland rd |
| Historic Name: | Anderson House - Phillips Academy |
| Present Use: | faculty residence |
| Original Use: | Secret Society House/residential |
| Date of Construction: | |
| Source: | |
| Style/Form: | Shingle |
| Architect/Builder: | |
| Foundation: | stone |
| Wall/Trim: | wood shingles |
| Roof: | synthetic shingles |
| Outbuildings / Secondary Structures | |
| Major Alterations: | |
| Condition: | good |
| Moved: | |
| Demolished: | |
| Acreage: | less than one acre |
| Setting: | Has very little yard & the front porch steps are located only 5' from Highland. There is no sidewalk. One large pine tree. |
| MHC inventory number: | ANV.1039 |
| Recorded by: | Susan Alovisetti |
| Organization: | |
| Date: | July 1991 |
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