NewburyportFormerly the smallest city in Massachusetts, Newburyport is considered to be one of the architectural gems of New England. Its history, both public and private, is intertwined with and expressed by its structures. Newburyport was incorporated in 1764 when it broke away from the early settlement of Newbury, which was founded in 1635 by English livestock investors. The port supplied England with large timbers for shipbuilding in the 1700s. As international trade grew, many merchants acquired great wealth, which in turn helped build the city. The devastating fire of 1811 prompted building ordinances requiring non-wooden material, and the beautiful, Federal-period brick structures in the downtown area are the result. Today Newburyport is an historical destination, the consummation of years of work in architectural preservation, enriched by Yankee, European, and French-Canadian cultures. |
Contents
Acknowledgments | 6 |
Plum Island | 27 |
DownAlong | 81 |
State Street and Market Square | 97 |
Along the Waterfront | 113 |
Bibliography | 128 |
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1880 PHOTOGRAPH 1905 POSTCARD PUBLISHED 19th century architectural Ashland Street Atkinson Boston brick bridge bronze BROWN SQUARE building built BYFIELD Caleb Cushing coal constructed corner Courtesy Laing Collection Courtesy Lunt Collection Courtesy Nason Collection Currier Cushing dwelling EARLY-20TH-CENTURY POSTCARD PUBLISHED ENGRAVING F.W. WOOLWORTH COMPANY factory Federal period Federal Street fire foot of Ashland FORMERLY LOCATED George GOVERNOR DUMMER ACADEMY Greek Revival GREEN STREET HIGH ROAD HIGH STREET Historical Society John Joppa late 19th century left to right LEIGHTON COMPANY MACINTOSH mansion Market Square marsh MERRIMAC STREET Merrimack River Morrill Noyes Old Newbury Parker River PHOTOGRAPH BY SELWYN PLEASANT STREET Plum Island Private collection Railroad resided ROTOGRAPH COMPANY Salisbury Settlers shipyard Society of Old Steam Mills steeple STEREO VIEW STREET EARLY-20TH-CENTURY STREET LOOKING structure SWETT-ILSLEY HOUSE Taranda Thomas Timothy Dexter Titcomb Street trade sign Tristram Coffin UNIDENTIFIED PUBLISHER vessels Water Street waterfront WHARF William wooden Woodwell