{"nrhp_refnum":"82000479","name":"Main Street-Locke","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"Main Street-Locke Street District","address_restricted":false,"city":"Andover","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.652536000000055,"lon":-71.13821557765448,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-10-07","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Commerce","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district of about 13 acres and 31 properties along Main Street and Locke Street in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, developed between roughly 1820 and 1920. Main Street was laid out in 1805 as part of the Essex Turnpike, and Locke Street was laid out in 1869.","why_significant":"The district is argued to be significant as a middle-class neighborhood closely tied to Andover's commercial development. It also contains important examples of every architectural style from Federal through Shingle. It is said to retain integrity of design, materials, workmanship and setting.","narrative":"Main Street and Locke Street in Andover form a compact residential district of about 13 acres and 31 properties. Main Street was laid out in 1805 as part of the Essex Turnpike, and early buildings included farmhouses and a boarding house for Academy and Seminary students, which became Locke's Tavern in 1825. Greek Revival houses followed, some by builder Jacob Chickering, and the late 1880s brought Queen Anne and Colonial Revival buildings. Locke Street, laid out in 1869, was developed around 1890 to 1910 with Colonial Revival and Shingle Style designs, including the 1891 November Club, the first clubhouse in New England built for women. The district shows a range of styles from Federal through Shingle, reflecting the comfortable middle-class business and professional families who lived here. Uniform setbacks, spacing and suburban landscaping add to its character. Only one modern building, at 104 Main Street, is considered an intrusion.","period_of_significance":"1820-1920","architect_builder":"Jacob Chickering (builder of at least one Greek Revival building); William S. Jenkins (carpenter and contractor who built his own house at 116 Main Street)","architectural_style":"Federal through Shingle styles, including Greek Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne and Colonial Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Condition is described as excellent, in private ownership and residential use; many buildings are now multi-family residences. One intrusion, 104 Main Street, is noted.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.630595-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/74/7901/63790174/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/82000479.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82000479/1951d4c6e1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82000479/1951d4c6e1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Andover_Historical_Society,_Andover_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Andover_Historical_Society,_Andover_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790174","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Street%E2%80%93Locke_Street_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6736069"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/main-street-locke-82000479/"}