{"nrhp_refnum":"74000918","name":"Barnard, Parson, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"179 Osgood St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"North Andover","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.20565363800006,"lon":-71.11755748699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1974-09-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story saltbox house built about 1715 at 179 Osgood Street in North Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, near the town's historic old center. It is now a museum owned by the North Andover Historical Society.","why_significant":"The house is tied to the religious and educational development of Andover, since its first three owners were Harvard-trained ministers of the North Parish and a later owner was the parish schoolmaster. It is also presented as an excellent example of a transitional phase in American architecture, combining 17th-century medieval-rooted features with Renaissance elements.","narrative":"Built around 1715 in North Andover, Massachusetts, the Parson Barnard House is a two-story clapboard saltbox with a large central chimney and a south-facing front entrance framed by fluted pilasters and a simple pediment. It was long believed to be the home of poet Anne Bradstreet, but the house was built years after her death, on land once owned by her family. Its real importance lies in its link to local church and school life. The first three owners, Thomas Barnard, his son John, and William Symmes, were Harvard-trained ministers of the North Parish, and Simeon Putnam, a later owner, was the parish schoolmaster. The Bailey family held it from 1834 until 1950, when the North Andover Historical Society bought it. The house combines 17th-century medieval-rooted features with Renaissance elements and keeps much original interior paneling. A 1956 restoration removed a later porch, and the rooms are furnished to show changes in daily life across the 18th century.","period_of_significance":"1715","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Saltbox; transitional between 17th-century medieval-rooted and 18th-century Renaissance elements","criteria":[],"status_note":"Excellent condition; restored in 1956 and operated as a museum with rooms furnished to show 18th-century living conditions.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:53.526029-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/72/7948/63794872/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/74000918.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74000918/f2f96502a1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/74000918/f2f96502a1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 4.0","author":"Fletcher6","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parson_Barnard_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Fletcher6</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parson_Barnard_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63794872","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parson_Barnard_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7140018"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/barnard-parson-house-74000918/"}