Sanborn map, Oct. 1914. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Sanborn Maps Collection
High Street · No. 98 · NWB.3009
98 High Street
Perkins Printing and Engraving Plant
From the state inventory · not yet researched
- Built, per inventory
- c. 1809
- Use, per inventory
- Out Building, Printing Shop
- Neighborhood
- High Street District
- MACRIS
- NWB.3009 ↗
Not yet researched
Nobody has looked into this building for oldnbpt.com yet. What this page shows is the Massachusetts Historical Commission's inventory record, whose dates are estimates that cluster on round years; the map above places it on the newest fire-insurance map that covers its block.
Know something about this building: who built it, when, or what stood here before? Send a note to @newburyportarchitecture, or read the full inventory form at MACRIS ↗.
Planning work on this building?
Reviews that may apply
Newburyport Historic District (National Register, listed 1984), contributing in the 1984 nomination · Fruit Street Local Historic District · Parcel 14-52 · Zone R3
Fruit Street Historic District Commission decides
Any construction or alteration that changes an exterior feature visible from the street, including demolition, signs and fences, needs a certificate of appropriateness, non-applicability or hardship before a building or demolition permit. Storm windows, screens, window air conditioners and paint color are exempt.
Newburyport Historical Commission decides whether to impose a delay
Built c. 1809, 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) ↗
Holder of the preservation restriction consents
The state inventory records a preservation restriction on this building. Whatever the recorded restriction covers, exterior and sometimes interior and site, needs the holder’s consent, separately from every other review. The City lists the restrictions it holds and links each document.
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 1775–1830
Sources
- Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, NWB.3009 (MassGIS copy of the inventory: name, date, style, use and location)