Barton Street · No. 11 · NWB.2647

11 Barton Street

D.S. Lynch House

Built 1860–1900National Register district

Built: c. 1895
Style: Queen Anne Queen Anne
Neighborhood: Victorian Residential District
MACRIS: NWB.2647 ↗

History

Today’s home from the featured neighborhood, “Victorian Residential District,” is this fine example, circa 1895. Architecturally, this area is noteworthy because of the high concentration of late nineteenth-century domestic architecture.

Most of it is vernacular in style, and some buildings were built on speculation for the workers in the nearby factories. This section of the City of Newburyport remained undeveloped until the second half of the nineteenth century.

This home is on Barton Street which was laid out in 1893 by Lewis T. Barton and Richard G. Adams. The land through which the street was laid was divided into thirty-one house lots, then sold to private individuals who built vernacular Victorian single-family homes. It should be noted that Lewis T. Barton owned the Barton Shoe Company. In 1899, Barton established a factory on Charter Street in Newburyport’s South End.

The house at 11 Barton Street is a wonderful Victorian cottage. Its exterior has clapboards and singles, turned posts supporting a large porch, and simple console brackets under the eaves of the roof’s gable and supporting the lintel on the large curved window in the gable.

Planning work on this building?

Reviews that may apply

Newburyport Historic District (National Register, listed 1984), contributing in the 1984 nomination · Demolition Control Overlay District (DCOD) · Parcel 24-23 · Zone R2

Zoning Board of Appeals decides
Listed as contributing in 1984, so removing more than 25% of its exterior walls, counted cumulatively since 2014 and including walls enclosed by an addition or openings filled in, needs a DCOD special permit; the Board may grant one only if the building retains no substantial remaining market value or reasonable use. The Historical Commission sends an advisory report. Replacing siding, or windows and doors in their openings, does not count.
Zoning Ordinance §XXVIII ↗
Newburyport Historical Commission decides whether to impose a delay
Built c. 1895, 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. In the DCOD the wall test goes to the Zoning Board instead; the Commission keeps roofline, roof pitch and dormer work. 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) ↗
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 →