The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 24, June 17, 2007, Article 21

IMPENDING SALE OF JACOB PERKINS NEWBURYPORT BUILDING

Dick Hanscom of Alaska Rare Coins keeps us posted on numismatic
events in his hometown of Newburyport, MA.  E-Sylum readers have
been following the slow process that we hope will preserve the
building once used as a mint by Jacob Perkins.

"A historic Fruit Street building that once housed the first Mint
in Massachusetts will soon be restored and turned into a museum.

"The Mint building, set back from the street behind 18 Fruit St.,
has a long history, and a new chapter was opened this week when
the city cleared the way for its sale to the Historical Society
of Old Newbury.

"In the early 1800s, Newburyporter Jacob Perkins used it to house
his engraving and printing plant, the first such facility in
Massachusetts.

"Perkins printed money for Massachusetts and other parts of New
England. He also invented a new kind of high-pressure steam engine
and a steam-powered gun, as well as heating and refrigeration systems.

"The building has remained virtually unused for 30 or 40 years,
Mack said, last serving as an auto-body shop.

"But aside from some added garage doors, it remains almost unchanged.

"'This is really the last untouched industrial space in Newburyport,'
Mack said. 'It's all still there - the original pulleys and everything.
It's a real piece of the city's history.'"

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  Wayne Homren, Editor

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