Amos Cray House

Amos Cray House
Address 2 Billerica Av
Built 1883


Amos Cray was born in Gloustershire, England around 1834, and moved to Billerica with his wife Martha prior to 1860. He worked in the Wool Mills, and purchased the northeastern portion of James Whittemore's land in 1883 with a narrow right-of-way around the James Stott House to Mount Pleasant Street.

Presumably, Cray built the house right after that, and he purchased more land from Whittemore in 1892 to give him access to the newly-built Billerica Ave.

Cray died in 1897, and his estate sold the house to the Talbot Mills.

Deeds:

  • 1875 Map: No house, land owned by James Whittemore
  • 1883: 157/413 James Whittemore to Amos Cray with right-of-way
  • 1889 Map: A. Cray
  • 1892: 232/93 James Whittemore to Amos Cray
  • 1897: 288/136 Amos Cray Est to Talbot Mills

This house has not been inventoried by MACRIS.