{"nrhp_refnum":"82004808","name":"Russell House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"28 Rocky Hill Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Andover","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.618263058000025,"lon":-71.12008481099997,"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 Federal-style clapboard house at 28 Rocky Hill Road in Andover, Massachusetts, built around 1805 for Deacon Joel Russell on the Russell family homestead.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is important for its long association with Russell, one of Andover's founding families, who were prominent in developing the southern part of town. It is also an impressive example of vernacular Federal-period architecture in Andover, and it retains integrity of design, materials, workmanship and setting.","narrative":"Built around 1805 at 28 Rocky Hill Road in Andover, this almost square, clapboard-covered Federal house was constructed for Deacon Joel Russell (1787-1871). Russell built on the large homestead begun by his great-great-grandfather Robert Russell, whose homeland gave its name to the Scotland school district. Joel Russell was remembered as a good neighbor and useful townsman, but he became insolvent in later life and sold the house as a duplex in 1856 to two farmers. It then changed hands often until 1949. The house sits on a rise, with broad elevations, classical doorways on three sides and original window sashes. It was listed for its long link to one of Andover's founding families, prominent in developing the southern part of town, and as an impressive example of the town's vernacular Federal architecture. The building retains its design, materials, workmanship and setting. A 1980 local survey recorded it as vacant.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Present use is listed as vacant on the 1980 local survey form.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.418727-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/7/7899/63789907/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/82004808.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004808/90f173fad1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004808/90f173fad1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AndoverMA_RussellHouse.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_RussellHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789907","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_House_(Andover,_Massachusetts)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7381566"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/russell-house-82004808/"}