{"nrhp_refnum":"82004818","name":"Jenkins, Benjamin, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"362 Salem St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Andover","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.62334294200008,"lon":-71.09361419799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Federal-style house at 362 Salem Street in Andover, Massachusetts, built around 1807, most likely by Col. Benjamin Jenkins on family land. It stands at the corner of Salem Street and Jenkins Road.","why_significant":"The nomination cites its early use as a stagecoach stop, its ties to the Jenkins family (including a noted local builder), and its substantial, well-preserved early Federal design. It was also the first building insured by the Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance Company, in Policy No. 1 dated April 9, 1828.","narrative":"Standing at the intersection of Salem Street and Jenkins Road in Andover, this two-story Federal house was probably built around 1807 by Col. Benjamin Jenkins, a gentleman farmer, on family land. It has a hip roof, a traditional center chimney, a five-bay clapboard facade, and a center doorway with slender pilasters and an entablature. Small original windows add to its early character. In its early years the house served as a stagecoach stop for travelers between Salem and Andover. In 1828 it became the first building insured by the Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Later Jenkins family members lived here, including William S. Jenkins, a carpenter and later builder-contractor who added a large rear ell in 1849, and John B. Jenkins, a Civil War veteran and town selectman known for hospitality. The house was listed for its stagecoach history, its family associations, and its well-preserved Federal design.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Col. Benjamin Jenkins (thought to be the builder)","architectural_style":"Federal","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is residential; the house is described as excellently preserved, with an altered rear ell dating to about 1850.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.482197-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/57/7899/63789957/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/82004818.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004818/fb7338774c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004818/fb7338774c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AndoverMA_BenjaminJenkinsHouse.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_BenjaminJenkinsHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789957","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Jenkins_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4888876"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/jenkins-benjamin-house-82004818/"}