Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. 21 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1888.
One of 480 National Register listings published here for Essex County · listed in 1984 · category: District.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Newburyport Historic District between 2007 and 2020, burning about 34 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Parker River National Wildlife Refuge | SALT PANNES |
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 2 September 2017 | Fireworks | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 17 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | AMESBURY |
| 17 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | AMESBURY |
| 1 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | SALISBURY |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Newburyport Historic District: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipman Mine | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Newburyport Pb-A?^Ict | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Amesbury Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Maurice Concrete Products Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
1 paper published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.
| Newspaper | Published |
|---|---|
| The Essex Journal, and New-Hampshire Packet | 1775 to 1776 |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Brown Square House | 0.1 miles | 1975 |
 | First Religious Society Church and Parish Hall | 0.3 miles | 1976 |
 | Dodge Building | 0.3 miles | 1982 |
 | Market Square Historic District | 0.3 miles | 1971 |
 | US Customhouse | 0.4 miles | 1971 |
 | Dalton House | 0.4 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 84002411 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Essex County | All 480 listed properties in this county. |
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