Historic Resources

Historic Maps

• 1924 Assessors Maps
• MACRIS Maps
• Map of National Register Historic District, historic overlay districts, and surveyed structures
• MIMAP
• Sanborn Maps

Guidelines

• Design Guidelines for Roof Dormers (prepared for the City of Cambridge, 1996)
• Guidelines for Preservation and Replacement of Historic Wood Windows in Newburyport (2019)
• MHC's Guidelines on Photographic Documentation
• National Park Service Preservation Briefs (excellent technical guidance on treatment of historic materials and properties)
• Secretary of the Interior Standards
• Repointing Mortar Joints in Historic Masonry Buildings and Historic Masonry and Mortar Advice for Homeowners and Contractors

Other Resources

• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)
• Association for Preservation Technology (APT)
• Essex County National Heritage Area
• Historic Preservation Tax Incentives
• ​Introduction to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
• MACRIS (Mass. Cultural Resource Information System)
• Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC)
• National Register of Historic Places Database
• National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - Newburyport Historic District
• Newburyport Preservation Trust
• Saving Windows, Saving Money:  Evaluating the Energy Performance of Window Retrofit and Replacement
• Society of Architectural Historians (SAH)