{"nrhp_refnum":"82004799","name":"Perrin, William, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"464 River Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Andover","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.65475821700005,"lon":-71.24625101599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 2½-story clapboard house at 464 River Road in West Andover, Massachusetts, built around 1850-52 for William Perrin, originally of Lawrence.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an impressive example of Greco-Gothic styling in a rural area, with an ambitious center portico set among vernacular farmhouses. It also has close ties to the agricultural history of West Andover. The form says it retains integrity of design, materials, workmanship and setting, and meets Criteria A and C.","narrative":"Built around 1850-52 for William Perrin, this house at 464 River Road in West Andover is a 2½-story clapboard dwelling with a gable roof, a five-bay facade, corner pilasters with an entablature, and a rear ell. The center doorway has sidelights, a transom and an attenuated columned portico, and the 6/6 windows carry cornice molding. The form describes its overall shape and window arrangement as traditional for so late a date, while its large size and stylish portico stand out among the rolling farms and plain Colonial farmhouses nearby. Perrin married Mary Bailey, whose family owned much of the surrounding land. After his death in 1889, debts forced a sale, and the property passed to Hood Farm, Inc., which was assembling large landholdings in the area. It returned to private ownership in 1926. The house is valued as a Greco-Gothic example in a rural setting and for its links to West Andover's agricultural history.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greco-Gothic Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is residential; it was originally residential and the form says the use has stayed the same.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.326749-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/29/7899/63789929/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/82004799.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004799/3e4eff035a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004799/3e4eff035a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AndoverMA_WilliamPerrinHouse.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:AndoverMA_WilliamPerrinHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789929","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Perrin_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8016793"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/perrin-william-house-82004799/"}