{"nrhp_refnum":"82004821","name":"Harnden Farm","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"261 Salem St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Andover","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.63117408200003,"lon":-71.10851119399996,"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 Greek Revival farmhouse with its original barn at 261 Salem Street, Andover, Massachusetts, built around 1840 for farmer Jesse Harnden.","why_significant":"The nomination cites the house's late, transitional design, which keeps Federal-style plan, form and proportions alongside Greek Revival details, and its unusually stylish Greek Revival barn. The property also has long associations with Andover's agricultural history and retains integrity of design, materials, workmanship and setting.","narrative":"Built around 1840 at 261 Salem Street in Andover, this farmhouse was constructed for Jesse Harnden (1811-81), a farmer who moved from Reading and bought the land in 1839. He prospered, and by 1881 the house was valued only slightly above the substantial barn that still stands. His son George inherited the property and lived there until his death in 1902, while also running a shoe factory in Lynn. The homestead left the family a few years later. The clapboard house rises two and a half stories under a gable roof, with pedimented gable ends, a five-bay facade, and a center portico with fluted columns and a roof balustrade. Its plan and proportions retain Federal-style influence, while the pedimented gables and the stylish barn mark it as Greek Revival. The property was listed for its transitional design, its barn, and its long link to Andover's farming history.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is residential; the original barn and a garage remain as outbuildings.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.475509-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/35/7899/63789935/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/82004821.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004821/ac86e7626f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004821/ac86e7626f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AndoverMA_HarndenFarm.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_HarndenFarm.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789935","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harnden_Farm","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5659701"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/harnden-farm-82004821/"}