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Styles · 149 buildings with a page · 243 more in the state inventory, not yet researched

Federal

Newburyport's signature style: the three-story brick house, the fanlight and the balustraded hip roof.

Usual dates
1780–1830
In Newburyport
c. 1796–1825
Built 1775–1830
145
Built 1830–1860
3
Built 1860–1900
1
272 High Street, Newburyport
An example272 High StreetEmery-Parton Housec. 1797 · Photo: Biff Bouse

How to recognize it

  1. 01A three-story front, often brick with granite or brownstone lintels; smaller houses in clapboard
  2. 02A low hip roof with a balustrade at the eaves or around a roof deck
  3. 03An elliptical or semicircular fanlight over the door, with sidelights and slender columns or pilasters
  4. 046-over-6 sash with thin muntins; windows that shrink in height on each upper story
  5. 05A Palladian window, usually over the door or on the stair landing
  6. 06A delicate cornice with fine dentils, and end chimneys instead of a central stack

About the style

The Federal style belongs to the years when Newburyport was one of the richest ports in the country, and it is the style the town is known for. The Georgian house was lightened and stretched: three stories, a low hip roof with a balustrade, a fanlight and sidelights around the door, a Palladian window on the stair landing and thin muntins in tall 6-over-6 sash. Ornament went delicate and Adamesque, with swags, urns and elliptical fans.

The great fire of 1811 cleared the center of town, and the blocks of State, Pleasant and Market Square that replaced it are Federal brick with granite lintels. The style ran late here, into the 1830s, alongside the first Greek Revival houses.

Federal in Newburyport

82 Curzon Mill Road, Newburyportc. 178082 Curzon Mill RoadMarquand-Hale House32 Green Street, Newburyportc. 178232 Green StreetBabson-Bartlett HouseGeorgian/Federal Transitional342 Merrimac Street, Newburyportc. 1783342 Merrimac StreetWhitmore-Currier HouseFederal/Greek Revival338 Merrimac Street, Newburyportc. 1785338 Merrimac StreetCaptain John Pearson House35-37 Green Street, Newburyportc. 179035-37 Green StreetFrazier-Greenleaf House186-188 High Street, Newburyportc. 1790186-188 High StreetRand-Fleming House190 High Street, Newburyportc. 1790–1803190 High StreetMorse-Williams-Currier-Learned House61 Water Street, Newburyport, in the MACRIS inventory photoc. 179061 Water StreetAnthony Davenport House182 High Street, Newburyportc. 1792182 High StreetWood-Moseley-Nason House1 Fruit Street, Newburyportc. 17941 Fruit StreetCaptain Moses Brown House15 Broad Street, Newburyportc. 179615 Broad StreetBenjamin Cross House19 Broad Street, Newburyportc. 179619 Broad Street75 High Street, Newburyport, in the MACRIS inventory photoc. 179775 High StreetEbenezer Stocker–William Wheelwright House218 High Street, Newburyportc. 1797218 High StreetBuck-Withington House272 High Street, Newburyportc. 1797272 High StreetEmery-Parton House16 Tyng Street, Newburyportc. 179716 Tyng StreetMariner Kent House3 Fruit Street, Newburyportc. 17993 Fruit StreetCaptain Jonathan Dalton House249 High Street, Newburyportc. 1799249 High StreetToppan-Tyng House6 Auburn Street, Newburyportc. 18006 Auburn StreetHuse-Greeley House36 Boardman Street, Newburyportc. 180036 Boardman StreetPatrick & Nellie Healey HomeVernacular Federal7 Broad Street, Newburyportc. 18007 Broad StreetWinthrop O. Evans House26 Broad Street, Newburyportc. 180026 Broad StreetMoses Coffin House44 Broad Street, Newburyportc. 180044 Broad StreetThomas Coker House14-16 Congress Street, Newburyportc. 180014-16 Congress StreetLuther C. Merrill House22 Essex Street, Newburyportc. 180022 Essex StreetTristram Chase House33 Fair Street, Newburyportc. 180033 Fair StreetJ. Follansbee House16-18 Fruit Street, Newburyportc. 180016-18 Fruit StreetJacob Perkins House4-6 Harris Street, Newburyportc. 18004-6 Harris StreetCaptain Moses Emery House10 Harris Street, Newburyportc. 180010 Harris StreetGiles P. Stone House19 High Street, Newburyportc. 180019 High StreetDavid and Issac Hale House46 High Street, Newburyport, in the MACRIS inventory photoc. 180046 High Street49 High Street, Newburyportc. 180049 High StreetD. Condry House68 High Street, Newburyportc. 180068 High StreetSwett-Storey House90 High Street, Newburyportc. 180090 High StreetCushing House238 High Street, Newburyportc. 1800238 High StreetSwain-Bogardus House240-242 High Street, Newburyportc. 1800240-242 High Street260 High Street, Newburyportc. 1800260 High StreetCartland-Whittier-Fitzgerald House339 High Street, Newburyportc. 1800339 High StreetWilliam Hopkinson House348 High Street, Newburyport1800348 High StreetHale-Kinsman House357 High Street, Newburyportc. 1800357 High StreetDodge-Cutting House376 High Street, Newburyportc. 1800376 High StreetRaymond J. Merrill House21 Kent Street, Newburyportc. 180021 Kent StreetBoott-Currier Home36 Market Street, Newburyportc. 180036 Market StreetHiram Tozer House29-31 Marlboro Street, Newburyportc. 180029-31 Marlboro StreetDonnell-Hale House197-199 Merrimac Street, Newburyportc. 1800197-199 Merrimac StreetJoseph Patch House233-235 Merrimac Street, Newburyport1800233-235 Merrimac StreetBenjamin Choate House334 Merrimac Street, Newburyportc. 1800334 Merrimac StreetRemick-Brown House3 Oakland Street, Newburyportc. 18003 Oakland StreetTimothy Osgood House59-61 State Street, Newburyportc. 180059-61 State StreetMerchants National Bank BuildingColonial Revival/Federal100 State Street, Newburyport, in the MACRIS inventory photoc. 1800100 State StreetJoshua Carter–Enoch Tilton House148 State Street, Newburyportc. 1800148 State StreetGreeley-Cook House30-32 Tyng Street, Newburyportc. 180030-32 Tyng StreetMoses Coffin House47 Tyng Street, Newburyportc. 180047 Tyng StreetCarter-Griffin House55-57 Water Street, Newburyportc. 180055-57 Water StreetJ.H. Balch Jr. Coal Office Building20 Fruit Street, Newburyport, in the MACRIS inventory photoc. 180120 Fruit StreetPerley Tenney–Capt. Lawrence W. Brown House96 High Street, Newburyportc. 180196 High StreetStephen Holland House28–30 Pleasant Street, Newburyport, in the MACRIS inventory photoc. 180128–30 Pleasant StreetChurch of the First Religious Society (Unitarian)43 Green Street, Newburyport180343 Green StreetClark-Currier House16 Essex Street, Newburyportc. 180416 Essex StreetSamuel Emerson House347 High Street, Newburyportc. 1804347 High StreetEbenezer Hale House3 Market Street, Newburyportc. 18043 Market StreetBartlet-Atkinson House6–8 Fruit Street, Newburyport, in the MACRIS inventory photoc. 18056–8 Fruit StreetPerley Tenney Double House9 Fruit Street, Newburyportc. 18059 Fruit StreetPeter LeBreton, Jr. House10–12 Fruit Street, Newburyport, in the MACRIS inventory photoc. 180510–12 Fruit StreetPerley Tenney–Thomas W. Burnham Double House41 Green Street, Newburyportc. 180541 Green Street24 Jefferson Street, Newburyportc. 180524 Jefferson StreetAmos Coffin, Jr. House35-37 Kent Street, Newburyportc. 180535-37 Kent StreetNorth School House132 State Street, Newburyportc. 1805132 State Street25-27 Tyng Street, Newburyportc. 180525-27 Tyng StreetJoseph Babson House49 Green Street, Newburyportc. 180649 Green StreetPotter-Pettingilil House77 High Street, Newburyportc. 180677 High StreetWheelwright-Richardson House185 High Street, Newburyportc. 1806185 High StreetSamuel Allyne Otis, Esq. House209 High Street, Newburyportc. 1806209 High StreetHoyt-Morrill House2–4 Fruit Street, Newburyport, in the MACRIS inventory photoc. 18072–4 Fruit StreetJoseph Noyes IV Double House15 Hancock Street, Newburyportc. 180715 Hancock StreetColbert-Sargent House83-85 High Street, Newburyportc. 180783-85 High StreetNewburyport Academy102–104 High Street, Newburyport, in the MACRIS inventory photoc. 1807102–104 High StreetTenny–Noyes House236 High Street, Newburyportc. 1807236 High StreetToppan-Whitney House26 Tyng Street, Newburyportc. 180726 Tyng StreetBass-Whitney House30 Green Street, Newburyportc. 180830 Green StreetSwain-Doyle House78 High Street, Newburyportc. 180878 High StreetDavenport-Greeley House98 High Street, Newburyport180898 High StreetCaleb Cushing House105 State Street, Newburyport1808105 State StreetTitcomb-Raymond House281 High Street, Newburyportc. 1809281 High StreetRev. James Miltimore House11-13 Market Square, Newburyport180911-13 Market SquareDavenport Building4 Parsons Street, Newburyportc. 18094 Parsons StreetThomas Cook House11 Brown Square, Newburyportc. 181011 Brown SquareBrown Square House (Garrison Inn)23 Charter Street, Newburyportc. 181023 Charter StreetHannah Gould House24 Congress Street, Newburyportc. 181024 Congress StreetGeorge Towle House38 Federal Street, Newburyport, in the MACRIS inventory photoc. 181038 Federal StreetSarah Brown House7 Fruit Street, Newburyport, in the MACRIS inventory photoc. 18107 Fruit StreetAnthony Stickney Jones House63 High Street, Newburyportc. 181063 High StreetPike-Cushing-Bachman House89–91 High Street, Newburyportc. 181089–91 High Street161 High Street, Newburyportc. 1810161 High StreetCaptain Nehemiah Flanders House189 High Street, Newburyportc. 1810189 High StreetLucian and Emma Cole House282-284 High Street, Newburyportc. 1810282-284 High Street54-56 Lime Street, Newburyportc. 181054-56 Lime StreetMargaret Atwood House78 Lime Street, Newburyportc. 181078 Lime StreetMoses Lord House36 Marlboro Street, Newburyportc. 181036 Marlboro StreetJ. Gilman Pearson House41 Marlboro Street, Newburyportc. 1810–183041 Marlboro StreetGreely-Russell-Pettingell House140-142 Merrimac Street, Newburyportc. 1810140-142 Merrimac StreetBalch-Batchelder Building307-309 Merrimac Street, Newburyportc. 1810307-309 Merrimac StreetWhittemore-Green House3-5 Russia Street, Newburyportc. 18103-5 Russia StreetCornelius Sheehan House133 State Street, Newburyportc. 1810133 State StreetMrs. Hale House30-32 Strong Street, Newburyportc. 181030-32 Strong StreetBradlee-Wade House37 Temple Street, Newburyport, in the MACRIS inventory photoc. 181037 Temple StreetCapt. Samuel Knapp House39 Green Street, Newburyport181139 Green StreetDodge-Kiley House47 High Street, Newburyportc. 181147 High StreetPierce-Knapp-Healy House4-10 Market Square, Newburyportc. 18114-10 Market SquareNorth Row14 Market Square, Newburyportc. 181114 Market SquareEast Row31-35 Market Square, Newburyportc. 181131-35 Market SquareWest Row Building9-15 Middle Street, Newburyportc. 18119-15 Middle StreetTowle and Jones Silversmith Shop10-16 State Street, Newburyportc. 181110-16 State StreetMarine Society Building18–26 State Street, Newburyport, in the MACRIS inventory photoc. 181118–26 State StreetPhenix Building38 State Street, Newburyportc. 181138 State StreetGrant Club42-44 State Street, Newburyport181142-44 State StreetNathaniel Horton Shoe Shop58 State Street, Newburyportc. 181158 State StreetEaton Drug Building124 High Street, Newburyportc. 1814124 High StreetSewall Place56-58 Bromfield Street, Newburyportc. 181556-58 Bromfield StreetDodge House48 Market Street, Newburyportc. 181548 Market StreetAlbert Currier House3-7 Middle Street, Newburyportc. 18153-7 Middle StreetAkeman-Huse Building21-23 Middle Street, Newburyportc. 181521-23 Middle StreetAtkinson Standwood House23 Middle Street, Newburyportc. 181523 Middle StreetAtkinson Stanwood Building25-27 Middle Street, Newburyportc. 181525-27 Middle Street29 Middle Street, Newburyportc. 181529 Middle StreetAbraham Augustus Call House35 Middle Street, Newburyportc. 181535 Middle StreetWhittingham Gilman House39 Middle Street, Newburyportc. 181539 Middle StreetMillage House41 Middle Street, Newburyportc. 181541 Middle StreetLe Breton-Cross House80–82 Middle Street, Newburyport, in the MACRIS inventory photoc. 181580–82 Middle StreetThomas Lancaster House28-34 State Street, Newburyportc. 181528-34 State StreetSpaulding-Swett-Somerby Building1-5 Water Street, Newburyportc. 18151-5 Water StreetFerry Wharf Building4-8 Inn Street, Newburyportc. 18184-8 Inn StreetAdams House Hotel & Sargent Oyster Saloon12-16 Inn Street, Newburyportc. 181812-16 Inn StreetJosiah R. Brady Cigar Factory31 Toppans Lane, Newburyportc. 181931 Toppans LaneEdward Toppan House59-61 Bromfield Street, Newburyportc. 182059-61 Bromfield StreetWilliam Bartlet House7-9 Buck Street, Newburyportc. 18207-9 Buck StreetHiram Canney House43-47 Merrimac Street, Newburyportc. 182043-47 Merrimac StreetCharles R. Sargent Machine Shop1 Middle Street, Newburyportc. 18201 Middle StreetCentral Labor Union Hall68 Middle Street, Newburyportc. 182068 Middle StreetWilliam Dickinson House17–21 State Street, Newburyport, in the MACRIS inventory photoc. 182017–21 State StreetFowle's News12 Auburn Street, Newburyport182512 Auburn StreetNewburyport Jailkeeper’s House2 Federal Street, Newburyportc. 18252 Federal StreetPhilip Johnson House1–3 Market Square, Newburyport, in the MACRIS inventory photoc. 18251–3 Market SquareOld Market House (the Firehouse)26 Market Street, Newburyportc. 182526 Market StreetNathan Carter HouseVernacular Federal1 Parsons Street, Newburyportc. 18251 Parsons Street78 Middle Street, Newburyportc. 183478 Middle StreetSamuel Currier House10 Court Street, Newburyportc. 183510 Court StreetNathaniel G. Bassett House22-24 Olive Street, Newburyportc. 183822-24 Olive StreetMoody Pearson House148-150 High Street, Newburyportc. 1870148-150 High StreetAdams-Toppan House
Also in the state inventory 243 buildings not yet researched

1–3 Brown Street

1–3 Marlboro Street

1–3 Milk Street

½ High Street

10–12 Beck Street

10–12 Parsons Street

11–13 Charter Street

11–13 Lunt Street

11–13 School Street

11–13 Ship Street

12–14 Strong Street

125–127 Prospect Street

126–128 High Street

129–135 Water Street

13–15 Middle Street

137–141 Water Street

15–17 Strong Street

17–19 Oakland Street

179–181 Water Street

18–20 Prospect Street

18–22 Inn Street

182–184 Merrimac Street

186–188 Merrimac Street

19–21 Beck Street

195–197 Merrimac Street

2–8 Water Street

22–24 Atwood Street

23–26 Market Square

24–26 Inn Street

25–27 Marlboro Street

25–27 State Street

29–31 Carter Street

3–5 Broad Street

3–5 Lunt Street

30–32 Water Street

31–33 Middle Street

319–321 Merrimac Street

32–34 Temple Street

321–323 High Street

324–326 High Street

325–327 Merrimac Street

33–35 Carter Street

33–35 Washington Street

35–37 Market Street

35–37 Purchase Street

36–38 Market Square

36–38 Middle Street

39–41 Prospect Street

4–8 State Street

43–45 High Street

43–45 Middle Street

45–47 Olive Street

47–49 Temple Street

47–53 Pleasant Street

48–50 Bromfield Street

48–50 State Street

48–50 Warren Street

5–7 Coffin Court

5–7 Harris Street

5–7 Liberty Street

51–53 Boardman Street

51–53 Bromfield Street

54–56 Federal Street

54–56 State Street

55–57 Boardman Street

6–6 ½ Merrimac Court

6–8 Temple Street

60–62 Washington Street

61–63 Middle Street

64–66 Middle Street

7–15 State Street

7–9 Atkinson Street

7–9 Elm Street

83–87 Prospect Street

88–90 Lime Street

9–11 Olive Street

93–97 Prospect Street

94–96 Lime Street

99–101 Prospect Street

Allen Street

Ashland Street

Atkinson Court

Atkinson Street

Atwood Street

Auburn Street

Beck Street

Boardman Street

Broad Street

Bromfield Street

Buck Street

Center Street

Chapel Street

Currier's Court

Curzon's Mill Road

Dove Street

Eagle Street

Elm Street

Essex Street

Fair Street

Federal Street

Ferry Road

Franklin Street

Green Street

Harrison Street

High Street

Kent Street

Liberty Street

Lime Street

Market Square

Market Street

Marlboro Street

Merrill Street

Merrimac Court

Merrimac Street

Middle Street

Milk Street

Munroe Street

Oak Street

Oakland Street

Olive Street

Orange Street

Parsons Street

Pleasant Street

Prospect Street

Purchase Street

School Street

Smith's Street

State Street

Strong Street

Temple Street

Toppan's Lane

Vernon Street

Warren Street

Washington Street

Water Street

Styles are as recorded on each building's page; a building whose page names two styles is listed under the one that fits its date, or under Victorian Eclectic when both are Victorian, with its own wording under its address. Buildings not yet researched show the state inventory's dates and styles. Hollow dots are lost buildings. Locations: MassGIS / Massachusetts Historical Commission.