Abiel Pearson House, Andover

Name: Abiel Pearson House
Address: Andover, United States

#16 among attractions in Andover

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The Abiel Pearson House is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts. This Federal style two story house was built c. 1807 for Doctor Abiel Pearson, originally from Byfield, Massachusetts, at the start of High Street near the town center. It was purchased in 1829, two years after Pearson's death by Benjamin Punchard, who lived in the house until 1846. Punchard moved the house to its present location in order to build a new house at the same location. This house he divided into a two family and rented out. The house was sold to John Harding after Punchard's death in 1852, and remained in the hands of his descendants until 1935. The house features elegant Federal details, agreeably extended with a Greek Revival roof balustrade. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. ()

Built: 1807 (217 years ago)Coordinates: 42°39'36"N, 71°8'29"W

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Abiel Pearson House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Addison Gallery of American Art, J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts, Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology, Andover Town Hall.

0.9 miSE
Museum, Art museum
Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover
23 min walk • The Addison Gallery of American Art is an academic museum dedicated to collecting American art, organized as a department of Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts.
0.8 miW
Theater
J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts, Andover
20 min walk • The J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts is a 1,203 seat, publicly owned theatre in Andover, Massachusetts which functions as both a venue for municipal functions and a facility for private rentals.
0.9 miS
Museum, Archaeological museum
Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology, Andover
24 min walk • The Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, formerly known as the Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology, is a learning center and archaeological collection in Andover, Massachusetts.
~1450 ftS
Performing arts, Entertainment, City hall
Andover Town Hall, Andover
7 min walk • Andover Town Hall is the historic town hall of Andover, Massachusetts. It is located at 20 Main Street, between Park and Barnard Streets. The 2+1⁄2 story Romanesque Revival red brick building was constructed in 1858, not long after the separation of North Andover.
0.6 miS
Neighbourhood
Central Street District, Andover
16 min walk • The Central Street District is a historic district encompassing the traditional heart of Andover, Massachusetts prior to the development in the later 19th century of the current town center.
1.1 miNE
Bridge
Moseley Wrought Iron Arch Bridge, Lawrence
30 min walk • The Moseley Wrought Iron Arch Bridge, also known as the Upper Pacific Mills Bridge, is a historic, riveted, wrought iron bowstring arch bridge now located on the campus of Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts.
~1190 ftE
Nightlife
Abbot Tavern, Andover
6 min walk • Abbot Tavern is a historic former tavern, now a private residence, in Andover, Massachusetts. Probably built in the second half of the 18th century, it is a prominent local example of Georgian, and is also significant for its association with the locally prominent Abbot family.
~1170 ftS
Library
Memorial Hall Library, Andover
6 min walk • Memorial Hall Library is the public library of Andover, Massachusetts. The building was built with Italianate styling in 1873 to a design by J. F. Eaton.
0.6 miN
Greek Revival architecture
Jehiel Cochran House, Andover
17 min walk • The Jehiel Cochran House is a historic house at 65 Burnham Road in Andover, Massachusetts. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and Massachusetts cultural inventory records at 63 Burnham Road, but by the Andover Historical Society at 65 Burnham Road.
1.1 miSW
Saltbox architecture
Benjamin Abbot House, Andover
29 min walk • The Benjamin Abbot House or Abbot Homestead is a historic house at 9 Andover Street in Andover, Massachusetts, USA. The house was built in 1711, and is one of the oldest in Andover. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
~1440 ftSW
Gothic Revival architecture
J. T. Abbot House, Andover
7 min walk • The J. T. Abbot House is a historic house at 34 Essex Street in Andover, Massachusetts. The Gothic Revival house was built in the late 1840s for Joseph Thompson Abbot by Jacob Chickering, a leading local real estate developer and builder of the mid 19th century.

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Which popular attractions are close to Abiel Pearson House?

Nearby attractions include Memorial Hall Library, Andover (6 min walk), J. T. Abbot House, Andover (7 min walk), Andover Town Hall, Andover (7 min walk), Andover Public Schools, Andover (12 min walk).

How to get to Abiel Pearson House by public transport?

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Andover (5 min walk)