- Built
- 1850 (documented)
- Style
- Greek Revival Greek Revival
- MACRIS
- NWB.1396 ↗
History
Formerly 29 Forrester Street, this home appears to have been owned by “L. Marquand” by 1891. Most likely, this was Lemuel Clement Marquand (1837-1905).
Lemuel Marquand (1838 - 1905), who, as of the 1910 US Census, was living at 3 Pond Street, was a famous shipbuilder and was heavily involved in local business. He was a deacon and trustee of a church and one of its most prominent and honored members. He had an extensive real estate portfolio, as he purchased several homes and businesses throughout the city at the end of the Nineteenth Century, right up until his tragic death in 1905.
Lemuel was inspecting some work on the fourth story of the Berry, Dodge & Marquand building (later removed), 19 Market Square, and while getting onto a staging outside, slipped and fell to the ground, a distance of forty feet. His collar bone and several ribs were broken, and his right shoulder was dislocated. He was taken home on Pond Street and seemed to be progressing toward recovery when an attack of pneumonia proved fatal three days later, April 21, 1905, at the age of 68.
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 64-38 · 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 1850, 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 →
From the archive
5 items · maps, papers, old photographs
More built 1830–1860
Sources
- Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, NWB.1396, NWB.1396
- Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts. Sanborn Map Company, Oct 1914. Map.
- “Tenements - To let,” Newburyport Daily News, Friday, April 3, 1891, p. 4.
- “Fall of 40 Feet” Newburyport Daily News, Tuesday, April 18, 1905, p. 8.
- “Berry Dodge and Marquand Newburyport, Massachusetts” ancestryarchives.com, Monday, February 11, 2019.