Orange Street · No. 11 · NWB.2908
11 Orange Street
- Built
- c. 1845
- Style
- Greek Revival Greek Revival
- Neighborhood
- South End District
- MACRIS
- NWB.2908 ↗
History
Orange Street was laid out and accepted by the town of Newburyport on March 12, 1783. Several houses were built on the new street in the following years. The predominant character of this section of Orange Street is Greek Revival.
Even some of the earlier houses on the even side of the street were updated during the middle of the nineteenth century, and the architectural details along the street are nearly all Greek Revival or Victorian in style. Most of the homes on Orange Street are substantial in size yet vernacular in style.
The nineteenth-century residents of Orange Street were owners of small businesses, skilled craftsmen, or merchants. They had the wealth needed to build a new home or update an old one. Orange Street remains essentially unchanged today, over the last hundred years.
Planning work on this building?
Reviews that may apply
Newburyport Historic District (National Register, listed 1984) · Demolition Control Overlay District (DCOD) · Parcel 16-6-A/B · Zone R2
Zoning Board of Appeals may decide
In the DCOD. Whether removing more than 25% of the exterior walls needs a DCOD special permit depends on the building’s status in the 1984 National Register nomination, which this site has not matched for this lot yet; the Office of Planning and Development keeps the list.
Newburyport Historical Commission decides whether to impose a delay
Built c. 1845, 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) ↗
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.
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 →
More built 1830–1860
Sources
- Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, NWB.2908, NWB.AA