Market Square Historic District (Newburyport, Massachusetts)

Market Square Historic District

Market Square
Location Newburyport, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°48′40″N 70°52′13″W / 42.81111°N 70.87028°W / 42.81111; -70.87028Coordinates: 42°48′40″N 70°52′13″W / 42.81111°N 70.87028°W / 42.81111; -70.87028
Built 1811
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Federal
NRHP Reference #

71000088

[1]
Added to NRHP February 25, 1971

The Market Square Historic District of Newburyport, Massachusetts encompasses an area of the city near the Merrimack River that was completely rebuilt after a major fire in 1811. Over the next twenty years the area was rebuilt under a building code requiring either brick construction or size limits on wood frame buildings. As a consequence the Market Square area has a remarkable concentration of Federal style brick buildings. Among the most notable are the Custom House, now a museum, and the 1823 Market House, which forms the district's eastern boundary.[2] The district includes Market Square and properties fronting on State, Merrimac, Liberty, and Water Streets. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Market Square Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-01-20.


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