Newburyport Custom House to be Renovated

The Newburyport Current reported that volunteers at the Maritime Society in Newburyport will be completing renovations to the historic Custom House. Most of the repairs are for masonry work and the building’s windows.

The Maritime Society received a grant through the Community Preservation Act (CPA) and private donations, along with insurance money, to fund the project. The cost is expected to run close to $80,000. The Custom House was built on Newburyport’s waterfront in 1835 to facilitate the growing overseas trade and tax collection of imported goods. The building was designed by Robert Mills, renowned architect of the Washington Monument and the U.S. Treasury Building.

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