Brown Square House
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Brown Square House is a historic house at 11 Brown Square
in Newburyport, Massachusetts
.
It was built in 1801 by Moses Brown
, a Newburyport landowner, shipbuilder, and shipping merchant. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1975.
It currently houses the Garrison Inn, named after the abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison
.
Brown Square
Brown Square is a small green space in downtown Newburyport, Massachusetts.It is named for New England merchant, Moses Brown , who lived in Brown Square House adjacent to the square. There were several anti-slavery gatherings in the square....
in Newburyport, Massachusetts
Newburyport, Massachusetts
Newburyport is a small coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, 35 miles northeast of Boston. The population was 21,189 at the 2000 census. A historic seaport with a vibrant tourism industry, Newburyport includes part of Plum Island...
.
It was built in 1801 by Moses Brown
Moses Brown
Moses Brown was a co-founder of Brown University and a New England abolitionist and industrialist, who funded the design and construction of some of the first factory houses for spinning machines during the American industrial revolution, including Slater Mill.-Early life:Brown was the son of...
, a Newburyport landowner, shipbuilder, and shipping merchant. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1975.
It currently houses the Garrison Inn, named after the abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer. He is best known as the editor of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, and as one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society, he promoted "immediate emancipation" of slaves in the United...
.