The Central Street District is a historic district encompassing the traditional heart of Andover, Massachusetts prior to the development in the later 19th century of the current town center.

[2] By the late 18th century, Central Street was already an important thoroughfare, connecting Boston and Salem to Haverhill and the traditional center of Andover, now North Andover.

The houses are generally of high quality construction, and represent their architectural styles well.

The oldest of the three is the brick Greek Revival First Baptist Church, built in 1834 by locally noted builder Jacob Chickering.

The youngest is the Episcopal Church building, a fine Richardsonian Romanesque structure designed by Hartwell and Richardson for a congregation established in 1835.