Shopping: Neburyport Lighting Company

Fall is a season too late to spend a day at a charming seaside town—unless that town is Newburyport.

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Fall is a season too late to spend a day at a charming seaside town—unless that town is Newburyport. In a few converted mill buildings along the gas lamp-lined streets and brick sidewalks of the historic downtown, you’ll find plenty to make a trip worthwhile.

Test out fixtures in the light lab at The Newburyport Lighting Company (19 Water St., 978-499-9777), a 3,000-square-foot showroom with everything from recessed pinlights to sleek new moldable track lighting. Owner Steve Leary, BELOW RIGHT, stocks eye-catching sconces, table and floor lamps, and chandeliers from such lines as Vermont-based Hubbardton Forge, Arroyo Craftsman and Northeast Lantern.