Parson Barnard House (1715)
A classic First Period timber-frame dwelling, the Parson Barnard House showcases early New England craftsmanship with a central chimney, chamfered beams, and original Georgian-era finishes. Interpreted by the North Andover Historical Society, it anchors the Old Center and offers a tangible window into the town’s colonial fabric and clergy architecture.
Phone: (978) 686-4035
Johnson Cottage (1789)
This modest artisan’s cottage illuminates everyday life in the 19th century, with period hearth, workspaces, and outbuildings. Preserved by the Historical Society beside the Common, it’s a vital reference for vernacular construction and small-scale restoration techniques.
Phone: (978) 686-4035
North Parish Church (1836)
With its soaring spire and Federal-to-Greek Revival lines, North Parish is a defining landmark on the Town Common. Its sanctuary and historic cemetery form a continuous civic landscape at the heart of the Old Center.
Phone: (978) 687-7948
North Andover Center Historic District (NRHP)
The Old Center encompasses 18th–19th century homes, the town common, and key civic buildings, reflecting Federal, Victorian, and Revival styles. Its planning-era streets and greens form an intact New England village core ideal for sensitive façade and envelope restoration.
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Town Common & Phillips Brooks Statue
The landscaped Common remains a civic stage for concerts and community events, anchored by the bronze statue of Bishop Phillips Brooks facing North Parish. Together they form an emblematic civic room for the town’s historic core.
Phone: (978) 688-9510
Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens
Formal gardens, brick paths, and a refined country house showcase early-20th-century estate design by noted landscape architects. The property provides model details for masonry conservation, garden walls, and period hardscape restoration.
Phone: (978) 682-3580
The Stevens Estate at Osgood Hill (c.1886)
A grand Richardsonian Romanesque–influenced mansion on rolling grounds, the Estate features brownstone, brick, and ornate woodwork typical of Gilded Age craftsmanship. Now town-owned and event-operated, it’s a living lab for historic envelope rehabilitation and site stewardship.
Phone: (781) 738-0511
Machine Shop Village Historic District (NRHP)
This 19th-century industrial village mixes brick mills, worker housing, and civic structures clustered around the millpond. Its masonry-bearing walls, segmental arches, and granite details inform best practices for mill rehabilitation and adaptive reuse.
Phone: (978) 688-9531
Davis & Furber Mills (East & West Mill)
Once a powerhouse maker of textile machinery, the brick-and-beam complex is now a mixed-use anchor. Heavy timber frames, tall industrial windows, and rhythmical bays exemplify durable mill construction suited to contemporary core-and-shell retrofits.
Phone: (617) 625-8315
Ridgewood Cemetery (1849)
A 19th-century rural cemetery with curving lanes, mature trees, and crafted monuments, Ridgewood reflects landscape ideals of remembrance and repose. Its stone walls and memorials offer case studies in conservation and cleaning.
Phone: (978) 682-5786
Anne Bradstreet Memorial
The memorial honors the famed Puritan poet and early settler, connecting modern visitors to 17th-century Andover/North Andover history. Its placement within the historic burial landscape underscores the town’s literary and cultural roots.
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Weir Hill (Trustees of Reservations)
Dominating the eastern shore of Lake Cochichewick, Weir Hill’s drumlins and open slopes provide long views over water and town. Historic land-use patterns are legible in stone walls and pastures, while trails protect sensitive soils and shorelines.
Phone: (978) 682-3580
Stevens Memorial Library (1895, expanded)
The town’s public library blends civic presence with community programming, occupying a prominent Main Street site. Its masonry and wood detailing exemplify late-19th/early-20th-century civic design and ongoing envelope stewardship.
Phone: (978) 688-9505
Capt. Timothy Johnson House (c.1720, NRHP)
This late First Period gambrel-roofed home retains exposed framing and early Georgian finishes. It’s an excellent study in transitional detailing and conservation of early fabric.
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Lawrence Municipal Airport (KLWM)
Sited in North Andover, the regional airport has served general aviation since the 1940s. Its hangars and terminal represent mid-century infrastructure adapted for today’s aviation and public-safety needs.
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Phone: (978) 794-5880
Brooks School Chapel (St. Paul’s Chapel)
On the shores of Lake Cochichewick, the chapel anchors Brooks School’s historic campus plan. Its intimate scale, stone-and-wood palette, and lakeside setting make it a reference point for campus preservation and small-sacred-space design.
Phone: (978) 686-6101
Brooks School Campus (1926–present)
The lakeside prep school features an ensemble of academic, residential, and athletic buildings arranged on rolling terrain. Its master-planned layout and masonry/wood façades present a cohesive context for campus rehabilitation work.
Phone: (978) 725-6300
Merrimack College – Rogers Center for the Arts
The Rogers Center provides performance space within Merrimack’s evolving brick campus, supporting community arts, lectures, and cultural programming. Its auditorium and lobby volumes exemplify late-20th-century institutional design adapted to modern A/V and accessibility standards.
Phone: (978) 837-5355
Moseley Wrought Iron Arch Bridge (1864, NHCE Landmark)
Relocated to Merrimack College, this riveted wrought-iron bowstring is the oldest iron bridge in Massachusetts. Its rehabilitation illustrates best practices in metallic-structure conservation, from sectional replacement to protective coatings.
Phone: (978) 837-5000
Hay Scales Building (1833)
Once housing the town’s weigh scales for hay and commodities, this tiny structure served commerce on the Common for generations. Its simple frame and clapboard envelope highlight small-building preservation and adaptive reuse potential.
Phone: (978) 686-4035
Lake Cochichewick (Town Reservoir)
The 560-acre lake supplies drinking water to North Andover and shapes its open-space network. Restricted access and protective bylaws preserve water quality; shoreline walls and dams illustrate long-term municipal waterworks stewardship.
Phone: (978) 688-9574
North Andover Station (Former B&M)
Remnants of the historic rail presence remain along the Merrimack corridor, recalling the town’s industrial growth. The site and surviving elements inform rail-era materials and detailing relevant to adaptive landscape and transit-adjacent design.
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North Andover Resource Recovery Facility (1980s)
This waste-to-energy plant represents late-20th-century industrial infrastructure integrated into a suburban fabric. It demonstrates heavy-concrete and steel-envelope systems and environmental retrofits in ongoing public works.
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North Andover Old Burial Ground (First Burying Ground, 1650)
Early slate and sandstone markers, fieldstone walls, and simple paths document centuries of community life and loss. The site is crucial for stone conservation strategies and respectful landscape maintenance planning.
Phone: (978) 686-4035
