{"nrhp_refnum":"00000568","name":"Andover Street Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"245-834 Andover St., 569, 579 E. Merrimack St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lowell","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.64424062650005,"lon":-71.28366078483504,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2000-06-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Agriculture","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A linear residential historic district along Andover Street in Lowell's Belvidere section, Massachusetts, running about 1.1 miles and covering roughly 70.6 acres, with 165 resources dating from 1802 to 1949.","why_significant":"The district shows how Andover Street changed from farmland into a street of large homes over three phases: Italianate and Queen Anne houses of the 1860s-1890s, Colonial Revival houses around the turn of the century, and more modest Colonial Revival and Bungalow-influenced houses of the 1920s-1930s. It also holds architect-designed work and potential archaeological value. It retains its historic feeling and visual character despite some intrusive newer homes.","narrative":"Andover Street in Lowell's Belvidere section is lined on both sides with large houses over a stretch of about 1.1 miles. The district covers roughly 70.6 acres and holds 165 resources, of which 139 contribute to its character. The earliest surviving house, a Federal farmhouse, dates from 1802, when the area was woodlot and farmland. Development then came in three phases. Italianate and Queen Anne homes were built from the 1860s to the 1890s. Large Colonial Revival houses followed around the turn of the century. Smaller Colonial Revival and Bungalow-influenced houses went up in the 1920s and 1930s. Landscape features include tree-lined edges, manicured lawns, iron fences and stone walls. Lowell architect Frederick W. Stickney and Chelmsford architect Edwin R. Clark designed a few of the houses, while local contractors built most of the rest, often from pattern books. The loss of two grand estates and some newer infill detract somewhat, but the street keeps the look of a broad avenue of stately homes.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Frederick W. Stickney (James E. Nesmith House); Edwin R. Clark of Chelmsford (366 and 791 Andover Street); most others by local contractors","architectural_style":"Federal, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Bungalow","criteria":[],"status_note":"Properties are generally in excellent condition and retain historic integrity; 139 of 165 resources are contributing, and two large estates have been demolished.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:05.035478-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/38/7956/63795638/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/00000568.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000568/f6903612a8-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/00000568/f6903612a8-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LowellMA_AndoverStreetHD.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">User:Magicpiano</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LowellMA_AndoverStreetHD.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63795638","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andover_Street_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4754629"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/andover-street-historic-district-00000568/"}