Rogers–Downing House
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| Location | 269 Highland Road, Andover, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°39′35″N 71°7′10″W / 42.65972°N 71.11944°W |
| Built | 1850 |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| MPS | Town of Andover MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004802[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 10, 1982 |
The Rogers–Downing House is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts. It was built between 1848 and 1852 as the country house for Benjamin Rogers, a wealthy Boston businessman. After Rogers sold it in 1870, it went through a succession of owners before coming into the hands of John Downing, who established a dairy farm and orchard on the estate. Their family retained the house until 1968. The house is an unusual example of a Gothic Revival summer house. Its shape is that of an H, with two 2+1⁄2-story wings connected by a 1+1⁄2-story connecting section. The gable ends of the side wings face the street, as do two gable dormers on the cross section. These are decorated with bargeboard trim, a typical Gothic Revival detail. The house sits prominently on a rise above Highland Road.[2]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
See also
[edit]- National Register of Historic Places listings in Andover, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Rogers-Downing House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-25.
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