{"nrhp_refnum":"82004961","name":"Andover Town Hall","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"20 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Andover","county":"Essex County","state":"MA","lat":42.65599018100005,"lon":-71.13966744899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-06-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Politics/Government","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Andover Town Hall is a 2½-story brick municipal building at 20 Main Street in Andover, Massachusetts, completed in 1858 in the Romanesque Revival style and designed by Theodore Voelkers of Boston.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the hall symbolizes Andover's political separation from North Andover in 1855 and its incorporation as a town. It has also served an important civic role throughout later town history. It is a good early example of Romanesque Revival design by an architect noted for industrial buildings, and it retains its integrity.","narrative":"Andover Town Hall, at 20 Main Street, is a brick building of 2½ stories with a gable roof, completed in 1858. Boston architect Theodore Voelkers designed it, and Abbott & Clement of Andover built it for about $14,500 including the land. It was proposed in 1856, soon after Andover separated from North Andover in 1855. Until then, town meetings had been held in a furniture showroom. The first meeting in the new hall took place on March 7, 1859. A building committee of prominent citizens, including manufacturers and builders, supervised construction. The design resembles mid-century mill architecture, which fits the committee's makeup and the architect's reputation for mill designs. Arched details dominate: a recessed arched center entrance, relieving arches, a corbel table, hood moldings, keystones and a tripartite round-headed gable window. The nomination values the hall as a symbol of the town's incorporation, for its long civic role, and as an early Romanesque Revival example. It still serves as municipal offices.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Theodore Voelkers (architect); Abbott & Clement of Andover (builders)","architectural_style":"Romanesque Revival","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Present use is governmental offices; original use was as the town hall, and the form lists no change of use.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.504436-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/64/7902/63790264/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/82004961.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004961/c14a2144d5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004961/c14a2144d5-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Fletcher6","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Andover_Town_Hall.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Fletcher6</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Andover_Town_Hall.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790264","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andover_Town_Hall","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4754630"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/essex-county/andover-town-hall-82004961/"}