Ipswich is a coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 13,785 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name. Home to Willowdale State Forest and Sandy Point State Reservation, Ipswich includes the southern part of Plum Island. A residential community with a vibrant tourism industry, the town is famous for its clams, celebrated annually at the Ipswich Chowderfest, and for Crane Beach, a barrier beach near the Crane estate. Ipswich was incorporated as a town in 1634.
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Ipswich
Essex County, MA
Population
13,791
Walk Score
86 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$1,435
Median home value
$649,100
Settled
1633
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Brown Stocking Mill Historic District · listed 1996
- East End Historic District · listed 1980
- High Street Historic District · listed 1980
- Ipswich Mills Historic District · listed 1996
- Meetinghouse Green Historic District · listed 1980
- South Green Historic District · listed 1980
Notable landmarks
- Bailey House · listed 1980
- Brown's Manor · listed 1980
- Burnham, James, House · listed 1990
- Burnham-Patch House · listed 1980
- Cable, Benjamin Stickney, Memorial Hospital · listed 1990
- Caldwell Block · listed 1983
- Calef, Dr. John, House · listed 1980
- Castle Hill · listed 1977
- Choate Bridge · listed 1972
- Giddings-Burnham House · listed 1990
- Goodale, Isaac, House · listed 1990
- Grant, Benjamin, House · listed 1980
- Heard-Lakeman House · listed 1980
- House on Labor-in-Vain Road · listed 1990
- Howe Barn · listed 1990
- Low, Thomas, House · listed 1990
- Merrifield House · listed 1980
- Paine-Dodge House · listed 1990
- Ross Tavern · listed 1990
- Rust, Nathaniel, Mansion · listed 1980
- Smith House · listed 1990
- Turner Hill · listed 1982
- Wade House · listed 1980
- Whipple, John, House · listed 1966
- Wilson, Shoreborne, House · listed 1980
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