It was just last month the Newburyport Preservation Trust presented our annual awards for local preservation efforts. Here’s Ken Jackman, who along with his wife Kristen Jackman, received an award for the historic restoration of the slate roof on their home at 114 State St., Newburyport. That’s a semi-birdseye view of the house on the screen.
People who have lived in the North End of Newburyport for a long time or who grew up there might be aware that the brick house at the corner of Kent and Russia streets was once a school but for most area residents this long-ago identity will come as a surprise. At first glance the…
Reprinted from the Newburyport Daily News on March 14, 2026 NEWBURYPORT — While still months away, folks interested in including their property in this year’s iteration of “If This House Could Talk” are being urged to dive into the story of their home. “The event happens the last week of July, but people really have…
Preservation Month 2026, History, Houses and Help, starts in just over a week! Our first event scheduled for Saturday May 9th. We have lots of great topics and speakers lined up for you: Expert insight from a timber framer, art conservation and restoration techniques, a round-table of old house experts, NBPT Powder House tours, Merrimac…
The house on the north corner of Olive and Russia Streets in Newburyport, 22 Olive Street, is a classic example of mid-19th-century architecture. It is a substantial two-story brick house originally built by Moody Pearson in 1838 for his family of eight. Moody Pearson started his career selling fish, wheat, wood, and vegetables on John…
A great many Newburyport houses have windows that were installed before the “modern” invention of weights and pulleys and sash cords. A great many of them were fitted with sash buttons that fit into notches on the side of the lower window sash. You push the button in, raise the sash, and release the button…
Researching the history of Newburyport homes often leads to the discovery of interesting facts that provide a deeper understanding of our city’s development. An analysis of Deacon Joshua Beck’s will of 1747 more clearly defines a three-and-a-half acre parcel of land on the south side of Newburyport including most of Beck and School Streets. Deacon…
