Historic places in Ipswich, Massachusetts

Ipswich in Essex County has 31 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 24 buildings, 6 districts, 1 structure. The first was listed in 1966 and the most recent in 1996. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, historic - non-aboriginal, social history. 2 are National Historic Landmarks: Castle Hill, Whipple, John, House. Open to visitors: Castle Hill.

Featured sites

Castle HillLandmark
Castle HillIpswich, MA · Building
Burnham, James, House
Burnham, James, HouseIpswich, MA · Building
Cable, Benjamin Stickney, Memorial Hospital
Cable, Benjamin Stickney, Memorial HospitalIpswich, MA · Building
East End Historic District
East End Historic DistrictIpswich, MA · District
High Street Historic District
High Street Historic DistrictIpswich, MA · District
Meetinghouse Green Historic District
Meetinghouse Green Historic DistrictIpswich, MA · District
Ross Tavern
Ross TavernIpswich, MA · Building
South Green Historic District
South Green Historic DistrictIpswich, MA · District

Every National Register listing in Ipswich

  1. Castle Hill

    Listed December 2, 1977 · Building · National Historic Landmark (August 5, 1998) · National, State significance · Open to visitors

    ArchitectureLandscape Architecture

    Castle Hill is a 56,881 sq ft (5,284.4 m2) mansion in Ipswich, Massachusetts, which was completed in 1928 as a summer home for Mr. and Mrs. [Wikipedia]

    E of Ipswich on Argilla Rd. · NPS record #77000183

  2. Whipple, John, House

    Listed October 15, 1966 · Building · National Historic Landmark (October 9, 1960) · National significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Built in the seventeenth century, the house has been open to the public as a museum since 1899 and was the subject of some of the earliest attempts at the preservation of colonial houses. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #66000791

  3. Burnham, James, House

    Listed March 9, 1990 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Historic - Non-AboriginalArchitecture

    The James Burnham House is a historic First Period house in Ipswich, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #90000236

  4. Cable, Benjamin Stickney, Memorial Hospital

    Listed May 10, 1990 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Health/MedicineArchitectureSocial History

    Jct. of SR 1A and SR 133 · NPS record #90000683

  5. East End Historic District

    Listed September 17, 1980 · District · National, State significance · Access information not verified

    Exploration/SettlementArchitecture

    The East End Historic District encompasses the historic eastern portion of central Ipswich, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    East St. · NPS record #80000461

  6. High Street Historic District

    Listed September 17, 1980 · District · National, State significance · Access information not verified

    Exploration/SettlementArchitecture

    The High Street Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district in Ipswich, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    High St. · NPS record #80000454

  7. Meetinghouse Green Historic District

    Listed September 17, 1980 · District · National, State significance · Access information not verified

    MilitaryExploration/SettlementArchitecture

    Meetinghouse Green Historic District encompasses the historic 17th century heart of Ipswich, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    N. Main St. · NPS record #80000464

  8. Ross Tavern

    Listed March 9, 1990 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Ross Tavern is a historic building in Ipswich, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    52 Jeffrey's Neck Rd. · NPS record #90000235

  9. South Green Historic District

    Listed September 17, 1980 · District · National, State significance · Access information not verified

    MilitaryArchitecture

    The South Green Historic District encompasses one of the oldest central civic parts of Ipswich, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    MA 1A · NPS record #80000471

  10. Bailey House

    Listed September 17, 1980 · Building · National, State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Bailey House is a historic house in Ipswich, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #80000457

  11. Brown Stocking Mill Historic District

    Listed August 22, 1996 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureIndustryEuropean

    The Brown Stocking Mill Historic District in Ipswich, Massachusetts encompasses the (now demolished) mill building of Harry S. Brown's stocking-making factory, and associated mill worker housing Brown had built. [Wikipedia]

    24--32 Broadway Ave., 3--41 Brownville Ave., 10 Burleigh Ave., 3--5 Burleigh Pl., and 35--47 Topsfield Rd. · NPS record #96000924

  12. Brown's Manor

    Listed September 17, 1980 · Building · National, State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    It is a 2+1⁄2-story Second Empire structure, with brick walls decorated with wooden trim, and a mansard roof pierced by segmented-arch dormers. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #80000459

  13. Burnham-Patch House

    Listed September 17, 1980 · Building · National, State significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureSocial History

    The house itself appears to have been built around 1730, with evidence that some of its beams were reused from an older, 17th century, structure. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #80000452

  14. Caldwell Block

    Listed July 7, 1983 · Building · National, State significance · Access information not verified

    CommerceArchitecture

    The Caldwell Block is a historic block on S. Main Street in Ipswich, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    S. Main St. · NPS record #83003434

  15. Calef, Dr. John, House

    Listed September 17, 1980 · Building · National, State significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureSocial History

    The Dr. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #80000447

  16. Choate Bridge

    Listed August 21, 1972 · Structure · State, Local significance · Access information not verified

    EngineeringTransportation

    Choate Bridge (1764) is a historic stone arch bridge carrying Route 1A/Route 133 (South Main Street) over the Ipswich River in Ipswich, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    MA 133/1A over the Ipswich River (S. Main St.) · NPS record #72000137

  17. Giddings-Burnham House

    Listed March 9, 1990 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Giddings-Burnham House is a historic house in Ipswich, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #90000233

  18. Goodale, Isaac, House

    Listed March 9, 1990 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Isaac Goodale House is a historic house in Ipswich, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #90000232

  19. Grant, Benjamin, House

    Listed September 17, 1980 · Building · National, State significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureSocial History

    It is a well-preserved early Georgian house, built c. 1735 by Benjamin Grant. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #80000449

  20. Heard-Lakeman House

    Listed September 17, 1980 · Building · National, State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Nathaniel and John Heard built this 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house in 1776 for Nathaniel to live in. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #80000441

  21. House on Labor-in-Vain Road (also Belosellsky House; Bellosellski House)

    Listed March 9, 1990 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Historic - Non-AboriginalArchitecture

    Built about 1720 and enlarged c. 1810, it has a well-preserved assortment of architectural stylistic details predating 1850. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #90000234

  22. Howe Barn

    Listed March 9, 1990 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Howe Barn is a historic barn, that has been converted into a house, in Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States. [Wikipedia]

    403 Linebrook Rd. · NPS record #90000230

  23. Ipswich Mills Historic District

    Listed August 22, 1996 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureIndustryEuropean

    The Ipswich Mills Historic District encompasses a major textile mill complex and associated worker housing along the Ipswich River near the center of Ipswich, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly bounded by Union St., Boston and Maine RR tracks, and the Ipswich River · NPS record #96000923

  24. Low, Thomas, House

    Listed March 9, 1990 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Historic - Non-AboriginalArchitecture

    The Thomas Low House is a historic house in Ipswich, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #90000237

  25. Merrifield House (also Rosebank)

    Listed September 17, 1980 · Building · National, State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    It was built c. 1792 by Francis Merrifield, Jr., a veteran of the American Revolutionary War. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #80000469

  26. Paine-Dodge House

    Listed March 9, 1990 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Greenwood Farm is a historic property and nature reserve located in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and owned by The Trustees of Reservations. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #90000231

  27. Rust, Nathaniel, Mansion

    Listed September 17, 1980 · Building · National, State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    It is a 2+1⁄2-story colonial style house with First Period origins, indicated in part by its asymmetrical front facade. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #80000440

  28. Smith House (also Lovell House)

    Listed March 9, 1990 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Historic - Non-AboriginalArchitecture

    The Smith House, also known locally as the Tilton-Smith House, is a historic house in Ipswich, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #90000238

  29. Turner Hill (also LaSalette Seminary &; Shrine)

    Listed November 26, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Turner Hill is a historic estate located at 315 Topsfield Road in Ipswich, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    315 Topsfield Rd. · NPS record #82000483

  30. Wade House

    Listed September 17, 1980 · Building · National, State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Wade House is a historic house in Ipswich, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #80000467

  31. Wilson, Shoreborne, House

    Listed September 17, 1980 · Building · National, State significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built between 1685 and 1692 by Shoreborne Wilson, a cooper. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #80000456

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Being on the National Register does not mean a property is open to the public. Many are private homes; please respect owners and view from public roads.