Susan Nelson’s detailed listing for the Ipswich Historical Commission is the source of much of the information for dates and descriptions of the houses listed below. Historical information comes primarily from Ipswich In The Massachusetts Bay Colony by Thomas Franklin Waters, volumes I and II. Click on the names or images to read the histories of the houses listed below.

  • Email Gordon Harris at historicipswich@gmail.com with your additions or corrections for this site.
  • Houses names are the first owner or a person who lived in them.
  • Street addresses are listed numerically by the first digit. (For example, 9 High Street follows 89 High Street).

Agawam Avenue

Argilla Road

Argilla Farm 107 Argilla Road, Argilla Farm (1785)
The Isaac Goodale house, built in 1668, was moved to this location at 153 Argilla Road 153 Argilla Road, the Isaac Goodale House (1695)
155 Argilla Road, Asa P. Stone house
Stephen Smith farm, Argilla Rd. 168 Argilla Road, the Stephen Smith house (1742)
168 Argilla Road, the Tilton-Smith house (c 1720)
Samuel Wade - S. F. Canney housse, 17 Argilla Rd. 17 Argilla Road, the Samuel Wade – S. F. Canney house (1785)
232 Argilla Road, the Patch-Brown-Crockett house (c 1760-85)
280 Argilla Road, the Inn at Castle Hill
43 Argilla Road, the Giddings – Burnham house
50 Argilla Road, the Burnham-Andrews house
Samuel Kinsman house, 53 Argilla Rd., Ipswich 53 Argilla Road, the Samuel Kinsman house

Brown Square

Tedford's Lumber Ipswich MA 10 Brown Square, Tedfords Lumber
Ipswich Ale Brewery 2 Brewery Place (Brown Square) Ipswich Ale Brewery (c 1900)

Candlewood Road

14 Candlewood Road, the Joseph Brown and Elizabeth Perkins house (1779)
Martin Keith house, Candlewood Rd. Ipswich 36 Candlewood Road, the Martin Keith house
41 Candlewood Road, the Boardman house
49 Candlewood Road, the Robert Kinsman house
Candlewood Rd. house, Ipswich MA 59 Candlewood Road, the Jeremiah Kinsman house
65 Candlewood Road, the Rhoda Kinsman house

Central Street

Tyler Building, Ipswich MA 2 Central Street, the Tyler Building (1906)
33 Central Street, Memorial Hall
Isaac J. Potter house, 82 Central Street, Ipswich MA 82 Central Street, the Isaac J. Potter house
83 Central Street, the International House

County Road

102 County Road, the Henry Brown house (1840)
Hellenic Center, Ipswich MA 117 County Road, the Hellenic Center (1904)
126 County Road, Cable Hospital (1917)
66 County Road, the Southside Store
"Locke's Folly" County Rd., Ipswich 68 County Road, Calvin Locke’s Folly
Hayes house, County Rd., Ipswich M 70 County Road, the John Hayes house
72 County Rd., Ipswich MA 72 County Road, the David Giddings house
76 County Road, the Asa Wade house (1836)
Samuel Wade House, 78 County Rd. Ipswich 78 County Road, the Samuel Wade house
79 County Road, the Kinsman house
Brown - Manning House, 82 County Rd. 82 County Road, the Brown – Manning house
83 County Road, the Rogers and Brown House (1723)
84 County Road, the Reverends Daniel Fitz and Moses Welch house
85 County Road, the John Wade house
Burnham-Brown house, 86 County Rd., Ipswich MA 86 County Road, the Burnham – Brown house
88 County Road, the Col. Nathaniel Wade House
90 County Rd., Ipswich MA 90 County Road, the William Wade house
Nathaniel Wade house, 92 County Rd., constructed in 1810 92 County Road, the Nathaniel Wade house and shop
John and Jesse Wade's shop, 94 County Rd., constructed about 1890 94 County Road, Jesse and John Wade’s shop
96 County Road, Old South Church Parsonage

County Street

10 County Street, the Dennis – Dodge House (1740)
11 County Street, the Bennett – Caldwell house (1725)
15 County Street, the Rev. Levi Frisbie house (1788)
16 County Street, the Abraham Knowlton house (1726)
County Street, Ipswich MA 17 County Street, Daniels Shoe Factory (1843)
Caldwell house, 25 County St., Ipswich 25 County Street, the J. Caldwell house
31 County Street, Ascension Memorial Episcopal Church
County Street house Ipswich MA 45 County Street, the Amos Dunnels house
The Benjamin Grant house, County Street in Ipswich MA 47 County Street, the Benjamin Grant house
5 County Street, the Rindge-Pinder-Leatherland house
7 County Street, the Thomas Dennis House

Depot Square

Mayflower Restaurant, Ipswich MA 11 Depot Square, Russell’s Lunch (circa 1900)

East Street

10 East Street, the Nathaniel Harris house (1819)
14 East Street, the Baker – Newman house (1725)
16 East Street, the Lakeman-Johnson house (c 1840)
18 East Street, the Dodge house (1725)
2 East Street, the Robert Jordan house (1863)
G. Russell house, 21 East St., Ipswich MA 21 East Street, the George Russell house (c 1870)
22 East Street, the Moses Fellows House (1873)
26 East Street, the John Staniford – Polly Dole house
27 East St., Ipswich MA 27 East Street, the Widow Elizabeth Caldwell house
30 East Street, the Jordan – Snelling – Potter house
33 East St., the Old Store
35 East Street, the Luther Wait house
37 East Street, the Stephen Baker house
38 East St. Ipswich MA 38 East Street, the John Harris house
44 East St, Ipswich MA 44 East Street, the Roberts house
6 East Street, the Daniel Russell house
Wainwright-Treadwell house, East St., Ipswich MA 62 East Street, the Wainwright – Treadwell House
7 East Street, the Sadie Stockwell house
76 East Street, the Hodgkins – Lakeman House
78 East St., Ipswich MA 78 East Street, the James Glover hosiery factory
Matthew Perkins house, 8 East Street, built in 1709 8 East Street, the Captain Matthew Perkins house
80 East Street, the Perkins – Hodgkins House
Foster Russell house, 9 East St. Ipswich MA 9 East Street, the Foster Russell house

Elm Street

16 Elm Street, the Baker – Tozer house (1835)

Fellows Road

16 Fellows Road, the Ruth Fellows house (1714)
24 Fellows Road, the Fellows – Appleton House (1693 / 1832)
Joseph Fellows Jr. house, Ipswich MA 44 Fellows Road, the Joseph Fellows Jr. house

Fox Creek Road

31 Fox Creek Road, Bennett’s Farm

Green Street

12 Green Street, the Andrew Burley house (1688)
18 Green Street, the Isaac Stanwood House (1812)
W. H.Graves house, 4 Green St., Ipswich 4 Green Street, the William H. Graves house

Hammatt Street

18 Hammatt Street, the Ipswich gas generator building (1877)

Heartbreak Road

42 Heartbreak Road, the Thomas Low house
45 Heartbreak Road, the James Burnham house

High Street

1 High Street, the Nathaniel Rogers Old Manse (1727)
100 High Street, the Joseph Fowler house (1756)
103 High Street, the Merchant – Choate house (1670)
104 High Street, the John Kimball house (1715)
106 High St. the Caleb Kimball house (1715)
108 High St., the Dow-Harris house (1735)
110 High Street, the John Kimball Jr. house (1730)
115 High Street, the Baker – Sutton house (1725)
12 High Street, the William Russell House (1890)
126 High Street, Burnham’s Antiques (c 1920)
13 High Street, the Joseph Willcomb house (1669)
16 High Street, the Jacob Manning house (1818)
17 High Street, the Thomas Lord house (1658)
21 High Street, the Haskell – Lord house (c 1750)
24 High Street, the J.W. Gould House (1810)
Spiller house, High St., Ipswich MA 248 High Street, the William Spiller house (b 1860)
26 High Street, the Philip Call house
27 High Street, the Edward Brown House
296 High Street, the Oliver Bailey house
3 High Street, the John Gaines house
30 High Street, the Joseph Bolles house
Moses Jewett house, 307 High St. 307 High Street, the Moses Jewett house
Apphia Jewett house, High Street, Ipswich Ma 311 High Street, the Amos Jewett house
Aphia Jewett house, 315 High St., Ipswich MA 315 High Street, the Apphia Jewett house
Jewett-Cate house 321 High St. 321 High Street, the Aaron Jewett – Mark Cate house
33 High Street, the Waldo-Caldwell house (1660)
The White Horse Inn, High St., Ipswich 34 High Street, the White Horse Inn
37 High Street, Lord – Baker House
39 – 41 High Street, the Daniel Lummus house
40 High Street, the William Caldwell House (1733)
42 High Street, the Holland-Ringe house
43 High Street, the Fitts- Manning-Tyler house
44 High Street, the Ringe-Newman house
45 High Street, the John Lummus house
57 High Street, the Stone – Rust – Abraham Lummus house
59 East Street, the Daniel Ringe – A.P. Lord house
6 High Street, the Joseph Ross house
66 High Street, the John Harris house
68 High Street, the John Wood – Lord house
73 High Street, the Nathaniel Lord house
77 High Street, the John Kimball house
79 High Street, the Thomas H. Lord house
8 High St., Ipswich MA 8 High Street, Frederick Ross house
82 High Street, the John Brewer house
83 High Street, the Old Jail
Wilbur Trask house, High St., Ipswich 84 High Street, the John Smith house
85 High Street, the Elizabeth and Phillip Lord house
87 High Street, the Sewall Jewett house
Moses Jewett house, High Street Ipswich MA 89 High Street, the Moses Jewett house
9 High Street, the Samuel Newman house
John Jewett Cole house, 93 High Street Ipswich 93 High Street, the John Cole Jewett house
95 High Street, the Simon and Hannah Adams house
Land allotments to Puritan settlers in Ipswich Ma A Study of the Original House Lots on High Street
Daniel Nourse House, 285 High Street
High Street Historic District

Highland Avenue

1 Highland Avenue, the Wainwright School (1890)

Hovey Street

6 Hovey Street, the B. Ellsworth house
3 Hovey Street, the John Kendrick house (1665)

Jeffreys Neck Road

30 Jeffreys Neck Road, The Searle estate (1910)
Nathaniel Scott house, Jeffreys Neck Rd., Ipswich MA 31 Jeffreys Neck Road, the Nathaniel Scott house (1838)
47 Jeffreys Neck Road, the Paine house
52 Jeffreys Neck Rd. Ipswich Ross Tavern 52 Jeffreys Neck Road, Ross Tavern
52 Jeffreys Neck Road, Shatswell Planters Cottage
6 Jeffreys Neck Road, the Oliver L. Sanborn house
68 Jeffreys Neck Road, the Captain John Smith house

Kimball Avenue

27 Kimball Avenue Tudor Revival
Richards house, Kimball Ave. 8 Kimball Ave, the Richards house

Labor in Vain Road

McMahon house, Labor in Vain Rd., Ipswich 2 Labor in Vain Road, the Captain McMahon house (1832)

Lafayette Road

Lafayette Road neighborhood

Lakeman’s Lane

27 Lakeman’s Lane, the Benjamin Fellows house

Liberty Street

11 Liberty Street, the Levi Howe house (c 1870)
14 Liberty Street, the George B. Brown house (1898)
Liberty Street houses

Linebrook Road

297 Linebrook Road, the Joseph Chapman house
313_linebrook, Ipswich MA William Conant house 313 Linebrook Road, the William Conant house
The John Peabody house, 316 Linebrook Rd., Ipswich, MA 316 Linebrook Road, the John Peabody house
387 Linebrook Road, Perley Farm
391 Linebrook Road, Linebrook Parish Church
392 Linebrook Rd. Ipswich MA 392 Linebrook Road, the Emerson Howe house
403 Linebrook Road, the Timothy Morse house
41 Linebrook Road, Old Cross Farm
421 Linebrook Road, the Abraham Howe barn
437 Linebrook Road, the John, Silas and Allen Perley house
51 Linebrook Road, the Hart House

Lords Square

4 Lords Square, Old Fire House
Payne School, Lords Square 1 Lords Square, Payne School (1802)

Manning Street

1 Manning Street, the E.H. Martin house (1880)
26 Manning Street, the Sullivan house
6 Manning Street, the H. K. Damon house

Maple Avenue

Early photo of High Street Ipswich MA Maple Avenue houses

Market Street

12 Market Street, the Abraham Wait house (1832)
20 Market Street, the Stacey-Ross house (1734)
Aaron Jewett house, Ipswich MA 24 Market Street, the Aaron Jewett house (c 1800)
25 Market Street, the Nathaniel R. Farley Shoe Factory
48 Market Street, the Bailey house
56 Market Street, the Lord-Sullivan-Haskell house
61 Market St., Ipswich MA 61 Market Street, formerly the Damon Block

Meeting House Green

1 Meeting House Green, the First Congregational Church (1971)
First Church Ipswich meeting house 12 Meeting House Green, the First Church Vestry (1832)
2 Meeting House Green, the Joseph N. Farley house (1842)
6 Meetinghouse Green, the Captain Israel Pulcifer house

Mill Road

William Warner house, 35 Mill Rd. Ipswich MA 35 Mill Road, the Captain William Warner house
44 Mill Road, Holiday Hill, The William and Violet Thayer house
50 Mill Road, the Caleb Warner house

Mineral Street

16 Mineral Street, Wise Saddle Shop (1801)
22 Mineral Street, the Ephraim Harris House (1696, alt. 1835)

Mitchell Road

Mitchell Farm, Mitchell Rd. Ipswich 34 Mitchell Road, the Mitchell Farm

Newbury Road

Philemon Foster house, 3 Newbury St., Ipswich MA 3 Newbury Road, the Philomen Foster house and barn

Northgate Road

Asa Stone barn, Northgate Rd. 27 Northgate Road, the Asa Stone Barn

North Main Street

12 North Main Street, Treadwell’s Inn (1737)
16 North Main Street, the Stephen Coburn house (1845)
18 North Main Street, the Charles Kimball house (1834)
19 North Main Street, Thomas Manning house (1799)
2 North Main Street, the John Appleton house (1707)
21 North Main Street, the Theodore Cogswell house (1880)
22 North Main Street, the Colonial Building (1904)
26 North Main Street, the Agawam House
29 North Main Street, the Odd Fellows Building
31 North Main Street, the Methodist Church
33 North Main Street, the Nathaniel Wait house
William Pulcifer house, 34 North Main St., Ipswich 34 North Main Street, the William Pulcifer house
36 North Main Street, the John Manning house
38 North Main Street, the Old Post Office
40 North Main Street, the Captain Brewer house
42 North Main Street, the John Johnson house
44 North Main Street, the Harry K. Dodge house
45 North Main Street, the Isaac Flitchner house
46 N. Main Street, the James Damon house
47 North Main Street, the George Farley House
Thomas Morley house, 48 North Main St., Ipswich MA 48 North Main Street, the Thomas Morley house
49 North Main Street, the John Chapman house
50 North Main Street, the James Brown house
51 North Main Street, the Sarah Lord house
52 N. Main Street, the Treadwell – Hale house
58 North Main Street, the Captain Richard Rogers House
8 North Main St, the Ebenezer Stanwood House

Old England Road

Captain Treadwell house, 2 Old England Road, Ipswich MA 2 Old England Road, the Captain Treadwell house (1748)

Poplar Street

Lathrop house, Poplar St. in Ipswich 1 Poplar Street, the Lathrop house (1912)
2 Poplar Street, Swasey Tavern (1700)
5-7 Poplar Street, the Dr. John Calef house

South Green

1 South Green, the Whipple House (1677)
11 South Village Green, the Gables (1838)
57 South Village Green, the Aaron Smith house
66 County Road, the Southside Store
7 South Village Green, the Col. John Baker House
Construction of the 1657 Alexander Knight house

South Main Street

15 South Main Street, the Caldwell Block (1870)
30 South Main Street, the Old Town Hall
Josephy Manning house, South Main Street, Ipswich 31 South Main Street, the Joseph Manning house
36 South Main Street, the Hall – Haskell house (Ipswich Visitor Center)
37 South Main Street, Baker’s Store
54 South Main St., the Heard House (Ipswich Museum)
57 South Main Street, the Ipswich Tea House,
59 South Main Street, the Philomen Dean house
6 South Main Street, the Shoreborne Wilson – Samuel Appleton house
69 S. Main Street, the Samuel Dutch house

Spring Street

13 Spring St., Ipswich MA 13 Spring Street, the George V. Millett house (1886)
3 Spring Street, the James Scott house
5 Spring Street, the Henderson house

Summer Street

11 Summer Street, the Nathaniel Hovey house (1718)
12 Summer Street, the Moses Harris house (1848)
15 Summer Street, the Jonathan Pulcifer house (1718)
16 Summer Street, the Nathaniel Treadwell house (c 1850)
Barton house, 24 Summer St., Ipswich 24 Summer Street, the William E. Barton house (1885)
27 Summer Street, the Thomas Knowlton house
3 Summer Street, the Benjamin Kimball house
30 Summer Street, the Daniel B. Smith-John F. Barton house
Summer St. house Ipswich MA 31 Summer Street
37 Summer Street, the William H. Jewett house
39 Summer Street, the Foster – Grant house
43 Summer Street, the Wilcomb-Pinder house (1718)
46 Summer Street, the James Foster house
5 Summer Street, the Widow Fuller house
Thomas Treadwell house, 7 Summer Street, the Thomas Treadwell house
Glazier house, Summer St. Ipswich 8 Summer Street, the Daniel Glazier house
9 Summer Street, the Benjamin Dutch house

Topsfield Road

Jacob Brown house, Topsfied Rd., Ipswich MA 11 Topsfield Road, the Jacob Brown house (b 1832)
114 Topsfield Road, the Goodhue – Adams house (1763)
Goodue Rice Winthrop house Topsfield Rd. Ipswich MA 208 Topsfield Road, the Joseph and Judah Goodhue house (1767)
24 Topsfield Road, the Moses Kimball house (1688)
28 Topsfield Road, Sacred Heart Church (1903)

Turkey Shore Road

1 Turkey Shore Road, the Burnham-Patch-Day house (1730)
17 Turkey Shore, Ipswich MA 17 Turkey Shore Road, the John Edward Norman house (1895)
2 Turkey Shore, the Heard – Lakeman House (1776)
Howard House, Turkey Shore Ipswich Ma 41 Turkey Shore Road, the Howard – Arthur Wesley Dow House
Nathaniel Hodgkins house, Turkey Shore Road 48 Turkey Shore Road, the Nathaniel Hodgkins house
49 Turkey Shore Road, the Austin Measures house
59 Turkey Shore Road, the Otis Glover house
63 Turkey Shore Road, the Isaac Foss house
67 Turkey Shore Road, the Stephen Boardman house

Turnpike Road

Linebrook Rd. deserted house, Ipswich MA 61 Turnpike Road, the John Foster house

Waldingfield Road

Pulsifer house, Waldingfield Rd., Ipswich MA 11 Waldingfield Road, Captain Isaac Smith house “Applefield” (1759)
65 Waldingfield Road, Sunswick
Appleton Farms and Waldingfield Road

Warren Street

11 Warren Street, the Old Warren Fire House and School (1884)
12 Warren Street, the Albert P. Hills house (1700)
8 Warren Street, the David Grady house

Washington Street

59 Washington Street, the Charles W. Bamford house
46 Washington St. Washington Street houses

Water Street

Glazier-Sweet house, 12 Water St. 12 Water Street, the Glazier – Sweet house (1728)
28 Water Street, the Harris – Stanwood House
32 Water Street, the Jabesh Sweet house
36 Water Street, the York – Averill House
4 Water Street, the Jewett house (1849)
6 Water Street, the Preston – Foster house
8 Water Street, the Harris-Sutton House

Woods Lane

11 Woods Lane, the Merrifield house (1792)
29 Woods Lane, A.L.R. Mahoney house