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A Brief History of Andover
A Brief History of Andover
1920-1927 Shawsheen Village
After quietly buying up properties throughout Andover’s Frye Village, in the early 1920s, William Wood fulfilled his dream of a self-contained, self-sufficient company town for his managers and office employees. The result was Shawsheen Village.
Wood laid out new roads, moved buildings, and built homes and office buildings that met his standards of harmony and control.
“White Shawsheen” on the east side of Main Street each painted white with green shutters was designed for middle management and clerical workers.
“Brick Shawsheen” on the west side of Main Street was for upper management.
Mill workers remained in crowded company housing in Lawrence, taking the street car to Shawsheen Village to work.
It was a paternalistic system with William Wood at the head.
Many of the original buildings and features of Wood's vision of Shawsheen Village still exist.
Reference: Juliet Haines Mofford, Andover Massachusetts: Historical Selections from Four Centuries
Shawsheen Village, Andover
Shawsheen Village, Andover
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Andover Center for History & Culture
97 Main Street
Andover, MA 01810
978-475-2236
Andover Center for History & Culture
97 Main Street
Andover, MA 01810
978-475-2236
The History Center is funded by individual, foundation, and corporate donations and receives no Town of Andover funding.
Show your commitment to Andover's history by donating today.
The History Center is funded by individual, foundation, and corporate donations and receives no Town of Andover funding.
Show your commitment to Andover's history by donating today.
Show your commitment to Andover's history by donating today.
