19 ARGYLE ST
architectural description
NRDIS
Proportions peculiar. Window placement suggests early 19th century, but house is very tall and details are Federal or later.
historical narrative
Owners:
Brickman, Donald & Jane (1975-77)
Dodd, Bruce A. & Rosalie 3-15-1954
Farrington, Charles A. & Marcelle 5- 31-1960
Themes: architechural, community development.
Moved twice.
Originally 323 North Main Street, owned and occupied by Alexander and Elizabeth Mura, listed in 1918-19 directory.
1919 moved to corner of Burnham Road & Oxford (Balmoral St., where Balmoral condominiums are in 2007).
Then in May 1922, moved to 19 Argyle Street.
See MSs 69.6 II E-1 n.d. lists Mura at #19.
Refurbished by Lawrence architect James E. Allen in the Colonial Revival style in 1922.
inventory data
| Place: | Shawsheen Village |
| Historic District: | Shawsheen Village NRH District |
| Address: | 19 argyle st |
| Historic Name: | |
| Present Use: | residence |
| Original Use: | |
| Date of Construction: | 1860 - 1880 |
| Source: | assessor's rec./style -njs |
| Style/Form: | Federal |
| Architect/Builder: | |
| Foundation: | stone |
| Wall/Trim: | clapboards |
| Roof: | gable |
| Outbuildings / Secondary Structures | |
| Major Alterations: | 1920's |
| Condition: | |
| Moved: | 1919 and 1922 |
| Demolished: | |
| Acreage: | 6,311 sq. ft.; approx. frontage 70'; approx. distance from street 50' |
| Setting: | |
| MHC inventory number: | ANV.52 |
| Recorded by: | Stack/Mofford |
| Organization: | Andover Historical Commission |
| Date: | 1975-77 |
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- on argyle st
- in Shawsheen Village NRH District
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