Benjamin Jenkins House

The Benjamin Jenkins House is a historic house in Andover, Massachusetts. It was built in about 1807 for Colonel Benjamin Jenkins on family-owned land. The substantial and elegant Federal style house was a stop on the road between Salem and Andover, and remained in the family into the 20th century. One of its owners, William S. Jenkins, was a local builder of note in the second half of the 19th century, built the large ell of the house in 1849.[2] In 1982, the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

Benjamin Jenkins House
Benjamin Jenkins House is located in Massachusetts
Benjamin Jenkins House
Benjamin Jenkins House is located in the United States
Benjamin Jenkins House
Location362 Salem Street,
Andover, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°37′24″N 71°5′39″W / 42.62333°N 71.09417°W / 42.62333; -71.09417
Built1807
Architectural styleFederal
MPSTown of Andover MRA
NRHP reference No.82004818[1]
Added to NRHPJune 10, 1982

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Benjamin Jenkins House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-26.