100 SCHOOL ST
architectural description
NRIND NRMRA
historical narrative
Present owner Al's Auto Supply Co. Inc. Original owner Boston and Maine Railroad. Themes - Architectural, Commerce and Community Development. This was Andover's third railroad station. First was on Essex Street, where Theatre Bldg. is and second on this site after tracks were relaid. When Andover and Wilmington railroad taken over by Boston and Maine for more direct connection to Boston from Lowell and the new city of Lawrence. This 1906 Richardsonian style terminal replaced the one erected about 1848 (the relocated line first being opened to the public, July 3, 1848). Previously, there was a large wooden arch where "iron horses were taken out of weather for convenience of passengers boarding". In 1959 this building was sold to Guy B. Howe, Jr. 1980's restaurant, frameshop, auto parts. 1990's coffee shop and restaurant, 1994 -- vacant, 1997 Preservation Award - owner Richard Marino, Corporate Access. Style: Shingle/Romanesque Style 1906, restored 1995. 2006 - photographer and ice cream shop.
bibliography/references
Haer Inventory PH0400823. Industrial classification 5472. USGS Quad Map & UTM Grid Ref. Lawrence 19.324120. 472470. City Atlas of Lawrence and Andover, 1896, 1906, 1926.
inventory data
| Place: | Andover Center |
| Historic District: | Individual National Register Listing |
| Address: | 100 school st |
| Historic Name: | Third Railroad Station |
| Present Use: | commercial |
| Original Use: | railroad station |
| Date of Construction: | 1906 |
| Source: | style, njs |
| Style/Form: | Other |
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| Foundation: | |
| Wall/Trim: | brick and stone |
| Roof: | rounded hip roof |
| Outbuildings / Secondary Structures | long shed tiles intact, very wide eaves |
| Major Alterations: | This station replaced an earlier wood structure around 1910. It is single story brick building with granite coursing and a rounded hip roof. The station is 50 x 20', with a passenger arcade that extends for fifty feet, parallel to the tracks. The roof of the arcade is supported by wooden pillars and brackets. |
| Condition: | |
| Moved: | |
| Demolished: | |
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| Setting: | |
| MHC inventory number: | ANV.527 |
| Recorded by: | Stack/Mofford |
| Organization: | Andover Historical Commission |
| Date: | 1975-77 |
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