Upper Millyard

The Upper Millyard has 95 spaces with no time limit and 44 spaces with a two hour limit (mostly located behind the Barking Dog). 

On Street Parking

There are approximately 156 on-street parking spaces within downtown Amesbury. All

of the spaces, which are on Town roads, are striped for cars to park parallel with the

curb. Check the signs for time limits, many are 2 hours only.

Amesbury Public Library

The library was founded in 1856, with this Romanesque building being built in 1902.  The interior contains oak comumns, fireplaces, and three floors of book stacks.


John Greenleaf Whittier was one of the original trustees and for years chaired the book committee.


The library has large collection of local histories and genealogies.


You can find the web site here.

Golgotha Burial Ground

Golgotha was the original burial ground for the first settlers, dating back to 1654.  The site is marked by a large stone with a bronze plaque located in a small park adjacent to 52 Marcy St.

Whittier House

John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892) was an influential American Quaker poet and ardent advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. He is usually listed as one of the Fireside Poets. Whittier was strongly influenced by the Scottish poet, Robert Burns.

Whittier's family farm, known as the John Greenleaf Whittier Homestead or simply "Whittier's Birthplace", is now a historic site open to the public.^[26] His later residence in Amesbury, where he lived for 56 years, is also open to the public, now known as the John Greenleaf Whittier Home. Whittier's hometown of Haverhill has named many buildings and landmarks in his honor including J.G. Whittier Middle School, Greenleaf Elementary, and Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School. Numerous other schools around the country also bear his name.
A bridge named for Whittier, built in the style of the Sagamore and Bourne Bridges spanning Cape Cod Canal, carries Interstate 95 from Amesbury to Newburyport over the Merrimack River.

Josia Bartlett Statue

This memorial  marks the birthplace of Josiah Bartlett, Amesbury’s most famous native son, in 1729 near present-day 276 Main Street. He began the study of medicine at the age of 16 under Dr. Ordway of Amesbury. He started his medical practice in 1760 in Kingston, New Hampshire. He was one of the first signers of the Declaration of Independence and eventually became the first governor of New Hampshire.

Macy-Colby House

Dates from 1654, one of Amesbury's oldest houses, center chimney, 3-bay.