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Bailey House
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National Register of Historic Places

Bailey House

On the National Register since 198046 years
Queen AnneListed 1980Ipswich
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About

About Bailey House

Bailey House, at 40 Market St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 17, 1980. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the national level. It describes its style as Queen Anne, as it does for 559 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Central Village, Ipswich, Massachusetts MRA. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in Massachusetts, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 3 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1900 to today

  1. 1900Built
  2. 1980Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 46 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

40 Market St., Ipswich · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Bailey HouseStart here
  2. 2Caldwell BlockItalianate · Built 1870 · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Choate BridgeStructure · next door
  4. 4Shoreborne Wilson HouseFirst Period · next door
  5. 5Benjamin Grant HouseEarly Second Period · Built 1735 · next door
Around it

14 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DIpswich Mills Historic DistrictMid 19th Century0.2 mi★John Whipple HouseColonial0.2 miDSouth Green Historic DistrictFederal0.3 miBDr. John Calef HouseFirst Period0.3 miBHeard-Lakeman HouseSecond Period0.3 miDMeetinghouse Green Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.3 miBNathaniel Rust MansionFirst Period0.4 miBBurnham-Patch HouseSecond Period · Built 17300.4 miBWade HouseThird Period0.4 miDBrown Stocking Mill Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.4 miDHigh Street Historic DistrictColonial0.4 miBGiddings-Burnham HouseFirst Period · Built 16800.5 miBMerrifield HouseThird Period0.5 miDEast End Historic DistrictVictorian0.5 mi
More like it

Queen Anne style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Queen Anne.

Meetinghouse Green Historic District0.3 mi away
Brown Stocking Mill Historic District0.4 mi away
High Street Historic District0.4 mi away
Castle Hill3.1 mi away

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Questions about Bailey House

Is Bailey House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 17, 1980 (Register number 80000457).

Is Bailey House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is John Whipple House, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Bailey House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Bailey House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 3 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63790106 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.