John Whipple House
Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
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The record
| Register name | Whipple, John, House |
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 53 S. Main St., Ipswich, MA |
| County | Essex County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Listed for | Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 66000791 |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 53 S. Main St., Ipswich, MA |
| Coordinates | 42.6761° N, 70.8364° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Ipswich | 31 listed places in Ipswich → · walking tour → |
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Nearby in Essex County
Public land around it
| Parker River National Wildlife Refuge ↗National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | About 4 miles away4,534 acres |
Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.
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Questions people ask
When was John Whipple House listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is John Whipple House?
53 S. Main St., Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for John Whipple House?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there a wildfire near John Whipple House right now?
1 active incident within 50 miles as of 2026-10-17, nearest Concord A12 Rx, 50 miles away.
Source: Map
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000791. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.