Sanborn map, Oct. 1914. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Sanborn Maps Collection
Bromfield Street · No. 26
26 Bromfield Street
From the City’s assessors’ records · not in the state inventory · not yet researched
- Built, per assessors
- c. 1889
- Use, per assessors
- Single family
- State inventory
- Not recorded
- Neighborhood
- James Steam Mill District · Joppa District
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 22-118), 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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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 22-118 · 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.
Newburyport Historical Commission decides whether to impose a delay
Built c. 1889, 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.
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 1860–1900
Sources
- City of Newburyport assessors' records, FY2026 (MVPC / City of Newburyport GIS, MIMAP, "Assessing Information"): address, parcel, year built and use (parcel 22-118)