The Market Square Historic District of Newburyport, Massachusetts encompasses an area of the city near the Merrimack River that was completely rebuilt after a major fire in 1811. Over the next twenty years the area was rebuilt under a building code requiring either brick construction or size limits on wood-frame buildings. As a consequence the Market Square area has a remarkable concentration of Federal style brick buildings. Among the most notable are the Custom House, now a museum, and the 1823 Market House, which forms the district's eastern boundary.[2] The district includes Market Square and properties fronting on State, Merrimac, Liberty, and Water Streets. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
Market Square Historic District | |
 Market Square | |
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| Location | Newburyport, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°48′40″N 70°52′13″W / 42.81111°N 70.87028°W |
| Built | 1811 |
| Architectural style | Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000088[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 25, 1971 |
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Market Square Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved January 20, 2014.