31-33 SCHOOL ST
architectural description
Greek Revival doorway, porch like several other houses of this period in town.
historical narrative
Present owner Phillips Academy - 7/2/73. Horace Wilson original owner. Themes - Architectural, Community Development and Education. Horace Wilson, carpenter, built this house as well as #35. Resident 1899, H. Sanford Leach. Later, this was owned by Abbot Academy and used as servants quarters. 1997 Preservation Award - owners Linda and Richard Duarte. This district is internationally known for its educational institutions: Phillips and Abbot Academies and the Andover Theological Seminary. However these schools relied on homes like this to board their students. It was first occupied by Horace Wilson, a carpenter-builder, who had a barn and shop in the rear where 33 is. Built with spacious and sunny rooms, it was ideal for family and student life as Abbot Academy previously owned it for decades.
bibliography/references
Andover Historical Society files.
inventory data
| Place: | |
| Historic District: | Academy Hill NRH District |
| Address: | 31-33 school st |
| Historic Name: | Leach House |
| Present Use: | Dormitory |
| Original Use: | residence |
| Date of Construction: | mid 19th century, circa 1860 |
| Source: | style, njs |
| Style/Form: | Italianate |
| Architect/Builder: | Horace Wilson (builder) |
| Foundation: | |
| Wall/Trim: | clapboards |
| Roof: | |
| Outbuildings / Secondary Structures | modern garage, attached two story house for dorm. |
| Major Alterations: | |
| Condition: | |
| Moved: | |
| Demolished: | |
| Acreage: | less than one acre, 20,050 sq. ft. 119' frontage. |
| Setting: | |
| MHC inventory number: | |
| Recorded by: | Stack/Mofford |
| Organization: | Andover Historical Commission |
| Date: | 1975-77 |
other historic buildings
- on school st
- in Academy Hill NRH District
- with architectural style Italianate
Post Office Building
