Structural issues were recently discovered in the Hall-Haskell house, which serves as the Ipswich Visitor Center. The nearby Ipswich Museum at 54 S. Main St. graciously offered their Carriage House as an exciting temporary location just in time for our annual opening at 10 am on Saturday, May 27, 2023.
Author: Gordon Harris
Ipswich Visitor Center volunteers share their enthusiasm on ICAM
Volunteers prepare the Visitor Center for 2023 opening
The John Dennis house, 10 County St. (c. 1750)
The Philip Call house, 26 High St. (late 17th Century)
The Rogers-Brown-Rust house, 83 County Rd. (1723)
The Shoreborne Wilson house, 6 S. Main St. (c. 1692)
The Richard Ringe house, 5 County St. (1718)
The Burnham-Patch-Day house, 1 Turkey Shore (1730)
The Samuel Dutch house, 69 S. Main St. (1733)
The Daniel Rindge house-John Wise saddle shop, 16 Mineral St. (c.1742 /1801)
The Joseph Farley house, 2 Meeting House Green (1842)
This house is one of the best representatives of the Greek Revival period in Ipswich, with doric columns supporting the portico, the entrance opening to a central stairway with light provided by a transom window and sidelights. The wood siding is shaped to emulate stone, and massive corner boards further contribute to its Greek Revival appearance.
The Stacey-Ross house, 20 Market St. (1734)
The 1640 Hart House Restaurant, 51 Linebrook Rd. (1678)
The Kendrick-Staniford house, 3 Hovey St. (1665-1707)
Edward & Faith Brown house, 27 High St. (c 1650-1750)
The Wainwright-Treadwell house, 62 East St. (1726)
The east side of this house was constructed in 1711 by Col. John Wainwright, and the west side was added at the end of the 18th Century, featuring fine Georgian paneling and Rumford fireplaces. The rear ell was constructed during that time frame, but has a massive fireplace, chimney and summer beam that may date to the late 17th Century.
The Reginald Foster house, 6 Water St. (c.1690-1745)
In 1657/8 Roger Preston sold this lot with house on it to Reginald Foster, who arrived in Ipswich in 1638 with his wife, five sons and two daughter. The existing house was once attributed to Preston, but was more likely constructed by Reginald Foster's son Jacob around the time he inherited the property from his father, who lived "to a ripe old age."