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Frye Village

This map shows Frye Village as it was before building work started.  The Shawsheen River can be seen meandering through the village, with several small tributaries draining into it. The Boston and Maine Railroad passes through the village but there is no station. The trolley line runs up Main Street linking Andover and Lawrence.​
The planning and construction Shawsheen Village was not William M Wood’s first building project. Bottom left of the map shows Arden, William M Wood’s home in Frye Village.  This was the former John Dove estate, purchased by Wood in 1891, renamed and extensively remodeled. Wood enlarged the ground of Arden, buying up neighboring properties and adding improvements such as an ice house, carriage barn, children's playhouse and tennis courts. William Poor's former wagon shop was moved onto the side of the pond and converted into a theatre, Arden Casino. Lake Cottage and Orlando Cottage were bulit in the grounds of Arden as homes for his sons. 
Wood had also added 50 acres to West Parish Cemetery, constructing the entrance archway and chapel.  The work on West Parish Cemetery was supervised by John Franklin, Wood's civil engineer, who would also work with Wood on the construction of Shawsheen Village.

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