7 ABBOT ST
architectural description
NRDIS NRMRA
Greek Revival; house may have started out as a Late Greek Revival; side hall form
historical narrative
Owner 7/79: Larry & Nancy Jones
Original owner George Ripley
Themes: Architectural, Community Development, Education
George Ripley was treasurer of Abbot Academy, 1900-1901 and president of a Boston Bank.
1852 map - no house, street not laid out
1856 map - house and street (M. Clement)
bibliography/references
Andover Historical Society files (Charlotte Helen Abbott)
Carpenter, Jane; Abbot and Miss Bailey and Abbot in the Early Days, Boston: Thos. Todd Co., 1959, p. 170, 172, 175
inventory data
| Place: | Andover Center |
| Historic District: | Academy Hill NRH District |
| Address: | 7 abbot st |
| Historic Name: | Ripley, George House - Phillips Academy |
| Present Use: | residence |
| Original Use: | residence |
| Date of Construction: | 1852-1856 |
| Source: | 1856 map |
| Style/Form: | Greek Revival |
| Architect/Builder: | |
| Foundation: | |
| Wall/Trim: | clapboards |
| Roof: | |
| Outbuildings / Secondary Structures | modern garage |
| Major Alterations: | shed (1974) |
| Condition: | |
| Moved: | |
| Demolished: | |
| Acreage: | less than one acre; 23,800 sq. ft.; approx. frontage 132" |
| Setting: | |
| MHC inventory number: | ANV.1 |
| Recorded by: | Stack/Mofford |
| Organization: | Andover Historical Commission |
| Date: | 1975-77/BT |
other historic buildings
- on abbot st
- in Academy Hill NRH District
- with architectural style Greek Revival
Bancroft Hall moving
