Our Parks - Patrick Tracy Square

Address:  Patrick Tracy Square is located at 27-29 Pleasant Street in downtown Newburyport.  

Parking/Access

• There is adjacent on-street parking on Pleasant Street and the square is near the Hales Court surface parking lot. 

Features  

• This is a small brick plaza that provides shaded seating areas and a chess table with chairs. 
• It also contains two steel sculptures created by artist Dale Rogers.
• Restrooms are available in the nearby City Hall at 60 Pleasant Street.

History 

• This square was dedicated in 1983 to local Patrick Tracy (1711-1789), who was a successful businessman and shipmaster. 
• Tracy was a strong supporter of the provincial government during the revolution. He built a mansion on State Street, which is now the Newburyport Public Library.