Monarch Diner
Monarch Diner is a building in Lowell, Massachusetts, listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 28, 2003.
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Last checked October 31, 2026 - Location
- Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
National Register listing does not mean a place is open to the public. Parking and accessibility are shown only when verified.
History
The Owl Diner, formerly known as the Monarch Diner is a historic diner at 246 Appleton Street in Lowell, Massachusetts.
The diner was built by Worcester Lunch Car Company as #749 in 1940, and was originally located in Waltham, Massachusetts, where it operated as the Monarch Diner. In 1951 the diner was moved to its present location in Lowell. The manufactured portion of the diner is nine bays wide and four deep, with enamel wall panels and a metal monitor-shaped roof; it is a rare regional example of a semi-streamlined form. Its present center entry was probably built when the diner was moved, as was the concrete block addition in the rear which houses the kitchen and restrooms. A second addition on the diner's south end adds seating space; it was probably added between 1952 and 1966. The diner is the last (out of sixteen) that once operated in the city.
The diner was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. The official nomination form is linked under Sources.
Other listings in Lowell
- Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Building · listed 1977
- Lowell Locks and Canals Historic District District · listed 1976
- Lowell Post Office Building · listed 2002
- South Common Historic District District · listed 1982
- St. Joseph's Convent and School Building · listed 2002
- Allen House Building · listed 1982
- Andover Street Historic District District · listed 2000
- Belvidere Hill Historic District District · listed 1995
- Bowers, Jerathmell, House Building · listed 1994
- Bowers, Jonathan, House Building · listed 1976
- Brown-Maynard House Building · listed 1986
- Butler School Building · listed 1995
- Chelmsford Glass Works' Long House Building · listed 1973
- City Hall Historic District District · listed 1975
- City Hall Historic District (Boundary Increase) District · listed 1988
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