The Newburyport Preservation Trust’s new website is up. The Newburyport Preservation Trust was founded by Linda Miller, a local preservation architect. It is a private, non-profit corporation.

The Trust hopes to be proactive in working with the Newburyport Planning Department, the Newburyport Historical Commission and the Massachusetts Historical Commission in protecting the essential character of Newburyport, Massachusetts. To act to safeguard threatened resources–buildings, streetscapes and landscapes in our small New England historical city.

The Newburyport Preservation Trust has professionals “on-call.” Two local attorneys (for a fee) to answer legal questions and write deed restrictions. A Local accountant (for a fee) to answer tax and accounting questions. And an architect to answer questions about applicability of preservation techniques and what is or is not worth saving.

I think this is a tremendous resource for the citizens of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Many thanks to Linda Miller and to all the other people involved in making the Newburyport Preservation Trust happen.

Linda Miller can be reached at:
20 Ship Street,
Newburyport, Massachusetts, 01950
978-462-9079

Mary Eaton, Newburyport

Editor’s note October 24, 2006: The new web address for the Newburyport Preservation Trust is www.nbptpreservationtrust.org