Historic places in Amesbury, Massachusetts

Amesbury in Essex County has 10 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 9 buildings, 1 district. The first was listed in 1966 and the most recent in 2025. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, industry, community planning and development. 2 are National Historic Landmarks: Lowell's Boat Shop, Whittier, John Greenleaf, House.

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Lowell's Boat ShopAmesbury, MA · Building

Walker Body Company FactoryAmesbury, MA · Building

Every National Register listing in Amesbury

1. Lowell's Boat Shop (also Hiram Lowell &; Sons)

   Listed June 9, 1988 · Building · National Historic Landmark (June 21, 1990) · National, State, Local significance · Access information not verified

   IndustryArchitectureMaritime History

   Lowell's Boat Shop (Hiram Lowell & Sons) is a National Historic Landmark at 459 Main Street in Amesbury, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

   459 Main St. · NPS record #88000706

2. Whittier, John Greenleaf, House

   Listed October 15, 1966 · Building · National Historic Landmark (December 29, 1962) · National significance · Access information not verified

   Literature

   It was the home of American poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier from 1836 until his death in 1892, and is now a nonprofit museum open to the public May 1 through October 31; an admission fee is charged. [Wikipedia]

   Town-level location only · NPS record #66000792

3. Walker Body Company Factory

   Listed September 28, 2007 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   IndustryArchitecture

   The Walker Body Company Factory is a historic factory complex on Oak Street at River Court in Amesbury, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

   Oak St. at River Court · NPS record #07000512

4. Amesbury Friends Meeting House

   Listed April 18, 2002 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   ArchitectureCommunity Planning And DevelopmentReligion

   Built in 1850 under the guidance of John Greenleaf Whittier, it is home to one of the leading Quaker congregations of the region, and historically hosted quarterly meetings for Quakers from across eastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire. [Wikipedia]

   Town-level location only · NPS record #02000376

5. Amesbury Public Library

   Listed December 9, 2025 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   ArchitectureEducationCommunity Planning And Development

   149 Main Street · NPS record #100012354

6. Amesbury and Salisbury Mills Village Historic District

   Listed May 16, 1985 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

   IndustryCommunity Planning And DevelopmentCommerceArchitectureInvention

   The Amesbury and Salisbury Mills Village Historic District is a historic district on Market Sq. roughly bounded by Boardman, Water, Main and Pond Streets in Amesbury, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

   Market Sq. roughly bounded by Boardman, Water, Main and Pond Sts. · NPS record #85001121

7. Briggs Carriage Company

   Listed April 3, 2017 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   IndustryArchitecture

   The Briggs Carriage Company is a historic industrial complex at 14 and 20 Cedar Street in Amesbury, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

   14 & 20 Cedar St. · NPS record #100000822

8. Macy-Colby House (also Obadiah Colby House)

   Listed June 16, 2008 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   ArchitectureCommunity Planning And Development

   It is a historic house museum and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2008. [Wikipedia]

   Town-level location only · NPS record #08000531

9. Rocky Hill Meetinghouse and Parsonage

   Listed April 11, 1972 · Building · State, Local significance · Access information not verified

   ArchitectureReligion

   The Rocky Hill Meeting House is a well-preserved New England meeting house located on Old Portsmouth Road in Amesbury, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

   Portsmouth Rd. and Elm St. · NPS record #72000115

10. Union Congregational Church (also Union Evangelical Church of Amesbury and Salisbury)

    Listed November 5, 2014 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureSocial HistoryReligion

    The Union Congregational Church is a historic church facility at 350-354 Main Street in the Salisbury Point section of Amesbury, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Address not published · NPS record #14000894

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