“America’s Best-Preserved Puritan Town”

The Historic Ipswich, Massachusetts website is a digital museum created by the town historian for the Ipswich Visitor Center, with over 1,200 articles documenting the historic buildings, burying grounds, genealogy, and historic photographs.

Resistance to taxation without representation in 1687 earned Ipswich, Massachusetts, the title “Birthplace of American Independence.” The town boasts the nation’s largest collection of 17th-century houses in America, and over half of its land is designated as open space, including beautiful Crane Beach.


2026 Ipswich Illumination

2026 Ipswich Illumination Oct. 9, 10, 16, 17 & 18

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