{"nrhp_refnum":"82004811","name":"Abbot-Baker House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"5 Argilla Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Andover","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.727174611000066,"lon":-71.15646656599995,"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 farmhouse at 5 Argilla Road in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, thought to have been built around 1685 for Thomas Abbot. It has a gable roof with an integral leanto, a center chimney and an attached barn.","why_significant":"The house is tied to the Abbot family, farmers prominent in the founding and growth of Andover, and to Symonds Baker, a physician who bought it in 1797. It is also described as an excellent example of First Period architecture in Andover, with integrity of design, materials, workmanship and setting.","narrative":"Set on Argilla Road in Andover, this 2½-story clapboard farmhouse is thought to date from about 1685, when it was built for Thomas Abbot, a farmer and son of George Abbot, one of Andover's first settlers. Three generations of men named Thomas Abbot worked the homestead before the widow of the third sold it in 1797 to Symonds Baker, a physician. Baker's descendants still hold the farm. The house is notable for its simplicity: a broad five-bay south-facing facade with small unornamented windows and doorway, a center chimney, a gable roof with integral leanto, and a small gabled vestibule. A large attached barn, also with a leanto, and a carriage shed remain on the property. It was listed for its long link with the Abbot family, its association with a turn-of-the-19th-century country doctor, and its value as an excellent local example of First Period architecture, set within a largely intact estate.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"First Period","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Present use is residential, and the farm is still held by descendants of the Baker family (fourth generation).","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:58.045756-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/79/7899/63789979/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/82004811.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004811/d8efe72340-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004811/d8efe72340-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AndoverMA_AbbotBakerHouse.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_AbbotBakerHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789979","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbot-Baker_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4664186"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/abbot-baker-house-82004811/"}