Chandler-Bigsby-Abbot House Explained

Chandler-Bigsby-Abbot House
Coordinates:	42.6664°N -71.1569°W
Built:	c.1673^[1] ^[2]
Architecture:	Georgian
Added:	June 10, 1982
Mpsub:	Town of Andover MRA
Refnum:	82004830

Chandler-Bixby-Abbot House (1673) is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts and is the oldest surviving house in Andover.

History

The house was built before 1673 by Captain Thomas Chandler, a blacksmith who was one of the original proprietors of Andover, as part of his sixty-acre farm. The house was inherited by his daughter Hannah Bigsby (Bixby) upon Chandler's death. The farm house was later remodeled in a Georgian style. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is one of the oldest surviving houses in Massachusetts.^[2]

See also

• List of the oldest buildings in Massachusetts
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Andover, Massachusetts
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chandler - Bigsby - Abbot House. Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (downloadable PDF). April 14, 2023.
2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20220814154118/https://preservation.mhl.org/88-lowell-street. August 14, 2022. 88 Lowell Street Architectural Description. Andover Historic Preservation. April 14, 2023.