Visit both the Custom House Maritime museum and the Cushing House Historic Museum and enjoy viewing the portraits of young ship captains, their ships and other artifacts. Picture yourself in 19 th century Newburyport, and enjoy the heritage of the city in modern Newburyport a seaport for all seasons. This 21-room brick Federal home houses the Historical Society of Old Newbury. Visitors are treated to the treasures of the area s rich historic past, encompassing every aspect of life from the countryside to the city and its merchants. There are guided tours, exhibits, special events, and lectures.
Last tour begins one hour before closing.
Housed in the restored 1835 granite Custom House, the museum exhibits artifacts form Newburyport s rich maritime history as a major shipbuilding center and seaport, sending ships to the Far East and around the world. Old Hill Burying Ground located adjacent to the Bartlett Mall, is a cemetery where many prominent and colorful citizens including Lord Timothy Dexter, Nathaniel Tracey, as well as sea captains and revolutionary war veterans are buried. A walk through the Oak Hill Cemetery , off State Street, is the gravesite of shipbuilder Donald McKay, Civil War veterans, past mayors and other prominent citizens. Built c.1654, this house chronicles the evolution of domestic life in rural New England. This 230-acre farm exemplifies the area s rich farming heritage and features a unique c.1690 stone and brick manor house.