69 HIGHLAND RD
architectural description
NRDIS NRMRA
The house plan is L-shaped, roofed by two intersecting gables. 1 1/2 story building with three bays. An asymmetrical front façade has a gable roof porch supported by brackets. Cornice is boxed with return. Windows are double pane over single pane and trim is moulded with shutters. Between the first floor and 2nd floor, and the 2nd floor and attic, the cladding is slightly spladed.
historical narrative
Owned by Phillips Academy
House at this location in 1906 Atlas of Lawrence, Methuen, Andover & North Andover
P.A. Deed: Purchased in 1987 from Ruth Watson; owned by May 1912 by William Watson conveyed to Ruth Watson 1971.
inventory data
| Place: | Andover Center |
| Historic District: | Academy Hill NRH District |
| Address: | 69 highland rd |
| Historic Name: | |
| Present Use: | faculty residence |
| Original Use: | residential (boarding) |
| Date of Construction: | c. 1900 |
| Source: | deed & atlas |
| Style/Form: | Queen Anne |
| Architect/Builder: | |
| Foundation: | cut stone |
| Wall/Trim: | aluminum siding |
| Roof: | synthetic shingles |
| Outbuildings / Secondary Structures | storage shed |
| Major Alterations: | |
| Condition: | good |
| Moved: | |
| Demolished: | |
| Acreage: | less than one acre |
| Setting: | Set close to Highland - front steps 5' from road; small grassed lawn w/low hedge next to house; large back yard & sloping side yards |
| MHC inventory number: | ANV.1150 |
| Recorded by: | Susan Alovisetti |
| Organization: | |
| Date: | July 1991 |
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