Holt-Cummings-Davis House
Why it's listed
This small 1½-story cottage at 67 Salem Street in Andover is thought to have been built around 1700. It first stood on the eastern side of the street and was moved to the western side between 1852 and 1872, when the Holt family planned a new house for the original site. Known owners include William Hawley, who bought it in 1803, and Job Abbott, who purchased it in 1835 as a wedding gift for his daughter Lucy on her marriage to Joseph Holt. Later it passed to Daniel Cummings, a nurseryman, and in the 1890s to Augustus Davis, a painter and paper-hanger whose family lived there for about fifty years. The house has a long, asymmetrical six-bay facade, tiny windows, clapboard walls, a wood shingle roof and a large, roughly central chimney, all without ornament. It was listed as an unusual early building type that keeps its original design, materials, workmanship and setting.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the house is an unusual early building type in Andover, with the pleasing lines and proportions of its period. It retains integrity of design, materials, workmanship and setting, and it meets Criterion C.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 82004820, listed June 10, 1982. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 67 Salem St., Andover |
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| County | Essex County |
| Listed | June 10, 1982 |
| Reference number | 82004820 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Residential use; described as excellently restored and preserved by its present owners. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 42.64402, -71.12486 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
National Register listing is honorary for a privately owned home: it does not by itself restrict what an owner may do with their own money, and it does not require public access. Restrictions come from local landmark or historic-district ordinances, which are separate (how they differ).
Owner-occupied houses are not eligible for the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit, which applies to income-producing buildings, but many states offer credits for homeowners. Listing also opens the door to preservation easements and to buying a plaque. Start with what listing means for homeowners, renovating a listed house and selling one.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 82004820.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q14715549
- This listing as JSON
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