{"nrhp_refnum":"82004822","name":"Harding, Sarah H., House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6-8 Harding St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Andover","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.66674604000008,"lon":-70.92442339999997,"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 duplex house at 6-8 Harding Street in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, built about 1842-46 for Sarah H. Harding. It is a 2½-story Greek Revival building with a gable roof.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is significant as housing for unmarried women of modest means, for its uncommon duplex form, and for its high-quality Greek Revival design. It is described as an unusually fine example of the style in Andover. It is said to meet Criteria A and C and to retain integrity of design, materials, workmanship and setting.","narrative":"Built between 1842 and 1846, this 2½-story duplex at 6-8 Harding Street in Andover was erected for Sarah H. Harding, a single woman who had bought the land from her mother in 1842. By 1846 she sold half of the house to Hannah Barker, a widow. The nomination reads the design as a response to a new need for housing for single women of modest means. The street, laid out in 1826, was named for the Harding family, who owned land nearby and shared in the local paper mill. The house is Greek Revival, with flushboard facade, a six-bay front, paired classical entrances with glazed sidelights and transom, and pedimented window lintels. The builder used new details confidently but kept a traditional plan and was less sure of window trim proportions. Its social role, uncommon duplex form and design quality led to its listing. A late 20th-century rear addition and aluminum siding are noted.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Present use is residential, the same as its original use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.425455-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/37/7899/63789937/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/82004822.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004822/ec7d4e2419-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004822/ec7d4e2419-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AndoverMA_SarahHHardingHouse.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_SarahHHardingHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789937","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_H._Harding_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7422359"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/harding-sarah-h-house-82004822/"}