Benjamin Abbot House
Listed as “Abbot, Benjamin, House”
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About Benjamin Abbot House
Benjamin Abbot House, at 9 Andover St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 24, 1975: the first place in Andover to be listed. Only 295 of Massachusetts’s 4,457 listings are older. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level.
What it isAndover, MA, listed on the NRHP in Massachusetts. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 56 MB · National Archives↗1685 to today
- 1685Built
- 1975Added to the National Register of Historic Places
- 2026On the Register for 51 years
Make it a walk: 3 landmarks in about 20 minutes
9 Andover St., Andover · about 0.7 miles on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Benjamin Abbot HouseStart here
- 2
William Foster HouseFirst Period · 0.3 mi on - 3
Central Street DistrictFirst Period · 0.4 mi on
14 more Register listings within a mile
★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.
Memories of Benjamin Abbot House
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Questions about Benjamin Abbot House
Is Benjamin Abbot House on the National Register of Historic Places?
Yes. It was added on Feb 24, 1975 (Register number 75000242).
Is Benjamin Abbot House a National Historic Landmark?
No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Lowell Locks and Canals Historic District, 8.1 miles away.
Can you visit Benjamin Abbot House?
Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.
Where can I read the history of Benjamin Abbot House?
In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 56 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.
Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63794678 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.