Historic House Plaques

Interested in plaques for Historic Houses in Haverhill?

Many historic buildings and homes in Haverhill have Historic House plaques, organized in the past by local historic districts, volunteers, etc.

The Haverhill Historical Commission designed the unique sign template below to provide a unifying image that can be used city-wide to denote our wealth of historic properties.

The City of Haverhill allows a permanent, non-illuminated sign that identifies a historically significant building to be placed on buildings without requiring a sign permit.

All buildings 75 years or older are considered historic.

How do I get my Historic House plaque?

Step 1

Find your house name and date of construction: generally, the name of first occupants of the house and year built, as well as occupation/architect etc. can be on your historic house plaque, bottom line is for your neighborhood (i.e. Ayer’s village) or existing historic district (Rock’s Village).

For example:

• Arthur Read
• Shoe Superintendent
• 1894
• Highlands

Where to find information about your home

Haverhill Public Library’s Special Collections Department has a variety of resources to research the history of your home, including:

• 1979 Building Survey Photographs
• 1970’s Massachusetts Historical Commission House Survey
• Haverhill and Bradford City Directories
• Haverhill and Bradford Maps
• Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
• Senter Digitial Archive (online)
• Building Permit Card Files

Please check the hours of the Special Collections room at the Haverhill Public Library prior to visiting.

Search your deed on Salem Deeds website: www.salemdeeds.com

The Massachusetts Historical Commission maintains the MACRIS database, a collection of records and files, many historic homes are listed there with pertinent information: https://mhc-macris.net/

Step 2

Email the following to: Haverhillhistoricsigns@gmail.com

• Your name and contact info
• Sign information and your source(s) for this research
• Request for Highlands neighbors to research for you (optional)

Once your research is verified as accurate, we will email you a link to order your sign!