The former United States Customhouse (now the Custom House Maritime Museum) is a historic building at 25 Water Street in
Newburyport, Massachusetts
Newburyport is a coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, northeast of Boston. The population was 18,289 at the 2020 census. A historic seaport with vibrant tourism industry, Newburyport includes part of Plum Island. The mo ...
.
The
Classical Revival
Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...
-style building was constructed in 1834 and served a
custom house
A custom house or customs house was traditionally a building housing the offices for a jurisdictional government whose officials oversaw the functions associated with importing and exporting goods into and out of a country, such as collecting c ...
until Newburyport declined in popularity as a major port. The Newburyport Maritime Society, Inc. operates the Custom House Maritime Museum to showcase the maritime heritage of the
Merrimack Valley
The Merrimack Valley is a bi-state region along the Merrimack River in the U.S. states of New Hampshire and Massachusetts. The Merrimack is one of the larger waterways in New England and has helped to define the livelihood and culture of those l ...
.
The building was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1971. It is also a contributing element to the
Market Square Historic District (also listed in 1971), and the
Newburyport Historic District
The Newburyport Historic District encompasses most of the historic downtown area of Newburyport, Massachusetts. It is roughly bounded by the Merrimack River, Marlboro Street, Ashland Street and High Streets. Covering some of land and more th ...
(listed in 1984).
See also
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List of maritime museums in the United States
List of maritime museums in the United States is a sortable list of American museums which display objects related to ships and water travel. Many of these maritime museums have museum ships in their collections. Member museums of the Council of ...
References
External links
Custom House Maritime Museum
Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Custom houses in the United States
Newburyport, Massachusetts
Museums in Essex County, Massachusetts
Maritime museums in Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places in Essex County, Massachusetts
Robert Mills buildings
Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Massachusetts
Custom houses on the National Register of Historic Places
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