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Highlawn Terrace · No. 1

1 Highlawn Terrace

From the City’s assessors’ records · not in the state inventory · not yet researched

Built Since 1945
Built, per assessors
c. 1950
Use, per assessors
Single family
State inventory
Not recorded

Not yet researched

Nobody has looked into this building for oldnbpt.com yet, and the Massachusetts Historical Commission's inventory has no form for it. What this page shows comes from the City's assessors' records: the address, the lot (parcel 42-56), the use and a year built, which is an estimate that clusters on round years and often dates the oldest part. The site lists it because that year makes it 75 or more years old. The dot on the map marks the middle of the lot, not the house; the map opens on the newest fire-insurance map that covers the block, if one does.

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Reviews that may apply

Newburyport Historic District (National Register, listed 1984) · Parcel 42-56 · Zone R2B

  1. Newburyport Historical Commission decides whether to impose a delay

    Built c. 1950, so 75 or more years old: removing more than 25% of its exterior walls, changing the roofline (pitch, towers, cupolas, anything projecting above the roof), moving it, or adding a dormer that misses the setback and pitch rules is "demolition" under the demolition delay ordinance. The Commission holds a hearing within 30 days and may impose a delay of up to 18 months. Parts of the building documented as younger than 75 years are excluded on a written determination by the Zoning Administrator.

    Code of Ordinances ch. 5 art. X, §§5-307–5-308 (June 2026) ↗

  2. Zoning Administrator first stop

    Every project starts with a zoning determination from the Zoning Administrator, which says which of these reviews apply and whether the work also needs zoning relief (a special permit for a non-conformity, or a variance). Fees, forms and filing deadlines are on the City’s site.

    City flowchart, June 2026 ↗

Not legal advice, not an official City publication, and not the position of the Historical Commission or any board. Says what the ordinances say as of September 30, 2026; the Zoning Administrator decides what applies. Boundaries: Merrimack Valley Planning Commission / City of Newburyport GIS (MIMAP); 1984 status from the National Register nomination's district data sheets. City's quick guide to the DCOD and demolition delay ↗ · Do I need approval? Project by project →

Researched houses built Since 1945

15 Fruit Street, Newburyport, in the MACRIS inventory photo01 / 01 · c. 2004 · Built Since 194515 Fruit Street

Sources

  1. City of Newburyport assessors' records, FY2026 (MVPC / City of Newburyport GIS, MIMAP, "Assessing Information"): address, parcel, year built and use (parcel 42-56)