Historic places in Lowell, Massachusetts
Lowell in Middlesex County has 43 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 25 buildings, 17 districts, 1 site. The first was listed in 1973 and the most recent in 2011. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, community planning and development, industry. 1 is a National Historic Landmark: Lowell Locks and Canals Historic District. Open to visitors: Lowell Locks and Canals Historic District, City Hall Historic District, Lowell National Historical Park.
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Every National Register listing in Lowell
Lowell Locks and Canals Historic District (also See Also:Belvidere Hill Historic District)
The Lowell Power Canal System is the largest power canal system in the United States, at 5.6 miles in length. [Wikipedia]
Between Middlesex St. and the Merrimack River · NPS record #76001972
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church (also Holy Trinity Hellenic Orthodox Church)
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church is a historic Greek Orthodox Church building at 62 Lewis Street in Lowell, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Lewis St. · NPS record #77000181
Lowell Post Office
The 1895 Lowell Post Office is an historic post office building at 89 Appleton Street in Lowell, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
89 Appleton St. · NPS record #02001084
Monarch Diner (also Four Sisters Owl Diner; Owl Diner)
The Owl Diner, formerly known as the Monarch Diner is a historic diner at 246 Appleton Street in Lowell, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
246 Appleton St. · NPS record #03001207
South Common Historic District
The South Common Historic District of Lowell, Massachusetts, encompasses the city's South Common and the various public, religious, and private residential buildings that flank its borders. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Summer, Gorham, Horndike, and Highland Sts. · NPS record #82001993
St. Joseph's Convent and School
St. [Wikipedia]
517 Moody St. · NPS record #02000789
Allen House
Built about 1854, it is one of the city's finest early examples of Italianate architecture. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #82001992
Andover Street Historic District
The Andover Street Historic District is a linear residential historic district in the Belvidere neighborhood of eastern Lowell, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
245-834 Andover St., 569, 579 E. Merrimack St. · NPS record #00000568
Belvidere Hill Historic District (also See also:Lowell Locks and Canals Historic District NHL)
The Belvidere Hill Historic District encompasses a residential area on the east side of Lowell, Massachusetts known for its fine 19th-century houses. [Wikipedia]
Fairview, Talbot and Summit Sts. and parts of Nesmith, Mansur and Fairmount Sts. and Belmont Ave. · NPS record #95000656
Bowers, Jerathmell, House
It is the oldest known home in Lowell. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #93001588
Bowers, Jonathan, House (also Round House; the Castle)
The Jonathan Bowers House is an historic house in Lowell, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #76000253
Brown-Maynard House
The Brown–Maynard House is a historic house in Lowell, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #86001460
Butler School
The Butler School was a historic school building at 812 Gorham Street in Lowell, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
812 Gorham St. · NPS record #94001634
Chelmsford Glass Works' Long House (also Chelmsford Glass Works' Tenement House)
The building, built in 1802 by the Chelmsford Glass Works to house some of its workers, is a series of 1–1/2 story Cape style wood-frame houses joined into a single structure. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #73000302
City Hall Historic District (also See Also:City Hall Historic District(Boundary Increase))
Roughly area between Broadway and French Sts., Colburn St. and both sides of Kirk St. · NPS record #75000156
City Hall Historic District (Boundary Increase) (also See Also:City Hall Historic District)
The City Hall Historic District is a historic district in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States, bound roughly by Broadway, Colburn, and Kirk streets. [Wikipedia]
165 Market St. · NPS record #88001906
Colburn School
The Colburn School is a historic former school building at 136 Lawrence Street in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA. Built in 1848, it is a fine example of institutional Greek Revival architecture, and is one of the city's older surviving school buildings, built during the rapid population growth that followed the city's industrialization. [Wikipedia]
136 Lawrence St. · NPS record #94001592
Flagg-Coburn House (also Coburn House)
Built in 1926 for a local industrialist, it is the first known example in New England of the distinctive residential work of New York City architect Ernest Flagg. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #86001052
Fox, Warren, Building
The Warren Fox Building is a historic commercial building in Lowell, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
190--196 Middlesex St. · NPS record #89001609
Grace Universalist Church (also Grace Unitarian Universalist Church; St. George Hellenic Orthodox Church)
Grace Universalist Church is a historic church building at 44 Princeton Boulevard in Lowell, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
44 Princeton Boulevard · NPS record #11000069
Howe Building
The Howe Building is a historic commercial building at 208 Middlesex Street in downtown Lowell, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
208 Middlesex St. · NPS record #89001608
Hoyt-Shedd Estate
They were built for the friends and business partners E. W. Hoyt and F. B. Shedd. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84002697
Lowell Cemetery
Lowell Cemetery is a cemetery located in Lowell, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
984 Lawrence St. · NPS record #98000543
Lowell Historic Preservation District
The Lowell Historic Preservation District is a historic district created by the legislation establishing Lowell National Historic Park. [Wikipedia]
Lowell area around Merrimack River · NPS record #03000170
Lowell National Historical Park
Lowell National Historical Park is a National Historical Park of the United States located in Lowell, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Merrimack St. · NPS record #78003149
Merrimack-Middle Streets Historic District
Roughly bounded by Merrimack, Middle, Prescott, and Central Streets · NPS record #13000404
Merrimack-Middle Streets Historic District (Boundary Increase) (also See Also:Merrimack--Middle Streets Historic District)
Merrimack, Middle, Prescott, Central and Market Sts. · NPS record #88000971
Musketaquid Mills
The Musketaquid Mills is a historic mill building at 131 Davidson Street in Lowell, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
131 Davidson St. · NPS record #99001480
Pawtucket Congregational Church
The Pawtucket Congregational Church is a historic church at 15 Mammoth Road in Lowell, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
15 Mammoth Rd. · NPS record #07000167
Rogers Fort Hill Park Historic District
The Rogers Fort Hill Park Historic District of Lowell, Massachusetts, encompasses the largest single residential development made in the city in the 19th century. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by High St., Mansur St., Concord R., and Lowell Cemetery · NPS record #99000635
Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic College for Boys (also Saint Joseph's High School)
Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic College for Boys, also known as Saint Joseph's High School, is a historic school building at 760 Merrimack Street in Lowell, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
760 Merrimack St. · NPS record #10000041
St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church (also French Congregational Church; French Protestant Church)
St. [Wikipedia]
61 Bowers St. · NPS record #08000507
St. Patrick's Church
St. [Wikipedia]
284 Suffolk St. · NPS record #85000027
Tyler Park Historic District
The Tyler Park Historic District encompasses a planned residential development in western Lowell, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Princeton, Foster, and Pine Sts. · NPS record #89001056
US Post Office (also Federal Building)
The F. Bradford Morse Federal Building, formerly the United States Post Office is a historic post office at 50 Kearney Square in Lowell, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
50 Kearny Sq. · NPS record #86000373
Varnum Building (also United Building)
The Varnum Building was a historic mixed-use commercial and residential building in Lowell, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
401--405 Bridge St. · NPS record #88002752
Varnum School
The Varnum School is a historic former school building in Lowell, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
103 Sixth St. · NPS record #94001591
Wamesit Canal-Whipple Mill Industrial Complex (also Centennial Island)
The Wamesit Canal-Whipple Mill Industrial Complex is a historic mill and canal at 576 Lawrence Street in Lowell, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
576 Lawrence St. · NPS record #82001994
Wannalancit Street Historic District
The Wannalancit Street Historic District is a historic district at 14-71 Wannalancit St., and 390, 406 Pawtucket Street in Lowell, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
14-71 Wannalancit St., and 390, 406 Pawtucket St. · NPS record #98000541
Washington Square Historic District
Roughly bounded by Merrimack, Park, Andover, Oak, Harrison, and Willow Sts. · NPS record #82001995
Washington Square Historic District (Boundary Increase)
The Washington Square Historic District of Lowell, Massachusetts encompasses a historic subdivision laid out in 1832. [Wikipedia]
140--160 Andover St. · NPS record #99001307
Wilder Street Historic District
The Wilder Street Historic District is a historic district in Lowell, Massachusetts. [Wikipedia]
284--360 Wilder St. · NPS record #95000662
Worcester House
The area remained farmland through most of the 19th century. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #83004091
Other towns in Middlesex County
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