214 ANDOVER ST
architectural description
Coved cornice, 2nd Empire dormers, projecting stair tower on south side
historical narrative
Original owners - Daniel Poor, Jr. & Abel Blanchard
Original use - woolen mill; flannel production (1846); Rubber Company (1944)
Themes: architectural, community development, industry
In Feb. 1836, Daniel Poor, Jr. and Abel Blanchard bought site from Judge Rogers, who was settling estate of Timothy Ballard (who had saw and grist mill here from 1794) and laid foundation of half of present brick mill for a paper mill. Decided instead on cotton and woolen goods and Ballardvale Co. formed with Poor, Blanchard joining John Marland and Abraham Gould in their cotton-woolen production here.
This building had 10 different departments or rooms.
Bradlee Mills Co. sold 1944. Purchased by Shawsheen Rubber Co. from Wool Warehouse Corp. of Boston. They repaired building; reclapboarded; added office on front; removed east wing.
Craighead - Kintz also tenanted; manufactured lamps.
bibliography/references
See also Form A - Area Survey - Ballardvale Mills
Lawrence Eagle Tribune: 10-13-44
Business History of Andover: Anniversary Souvenir No. of the Andover Townsman, May 20, 1896, p. 12-15
Molley, Peter; Lower Merrimack River Valley: Inventory of Historic Engineering and Industrial Sites - sponsored by MVTM and Historic American Engineering Record (Washington National Park Service, 1976)
inventory data
| Place: | |
| Historic District: | Not Applicable |
| Address: | 214 andover st |
| Historic Name: | Ballardvalle Mills |
| Present Use: | Shawsheen Rubber Co. (1975-77) |
| Original Use: | industrial - woolen mill |
| Date of Construction: | 1844 |
| Source: | No. Andover Hist. Soc. files; style - njs |
| Style/Form: | Greek Revival |
| Architect/Builder: | |
| Foundation: | stone |
| Wall/Trim: | asbestos shingles over brick |
| Roof: | slate |
| Outbuildings / Secondary Structures | |
| Major Alterations: | Renovated 1944: removed east wing - now offfice; added front |
| Condition: | |
| Moved: | |
| Demolished: | |
| Acreage: | |
| Setting: | |
| MHC inventory number: | |
| Recorded by: | Stack/Mofford |
| Organization: | Andover Historical Commission |
| Date: | 1975-77 |
other historic buildings
- on andover st
- in Not Applicable
- with architectural style Greek Revival
48 Clark Road
