Andover’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Andover. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town's area was first settled c. 1795. The Town of Andover was established in 1824 from part of the town of Independence. The size of the town was increased in 1855 by a part of the town of Wellsville.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Andover’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Andover’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewAndover Station, c. 1907: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Andover
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Andover, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Andover is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Andover has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Alumni Hall in Alfred, 6.7 miles away.
Andover and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Andover Station (c. 1907) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (8). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.