249 RIVER RD
architectural description
Style: Georgian and Federal
Other features: Federal doorways - front and side; sits very close to road; dirt floor cellar
historical narrative
Present owner: Maloney, Thomas & Katherine (13 Jan 1966)
Original owner: Johnathon Abbot
Previous owners: Cadagon and Katharine Maloney
Themes: Agricultural, Architectural, Community development
Historical significance: Georg Abbot, 19th settler in Andover was grandfather of Johnathon. Benjamin, his son, one of the 12 children (3 killed by Indians), bought property from Simon Bradstreet, the first settler in Andover.
(Present owner wishes to trace history of house)
inventory data
| Place: | |
| Historic District: | Not Applicable |
| Address: | 249 river rd |
| Historic Name: | Abbott, Jonathon House |
| Present Use: | residence |
| Original Use: | farm/residence |
| Date of Construction: | 210 years old (1713?), 18th century |
| Source: | |
| Style/Form: | Other |
| Architect/Builder: | |
| Foundation: | |
| Wall/Trim: | shingles |
| Roof: | |
| Outbuildings / Secondary Structures | small barn and sheds attached |
| Major Alterations: | |
| Condition: | |
| Moved: | |
| Demolished: | |
| Acreage: | 1.04 acres; lot size: 25 acres; approx. frontage 1010' |
| Setting: | |
| MHC inventory number: | |
| Recorded by: | Stack/Mofford |
| Organization: | Andover Historical Commission |
| Date: | 1975 - 1977 |
other historic buildings
- on river rd
- in Not Applicable
- with architectural style Other
Bancroft Hall moving
