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The Town & the City: Lowell before and after The Civil War

Originally created to be a digital archive for Lowell documents from 1826 to 1861, this website has grown to cover many periods and events in Lowell's history.

Buildings & Houses 1850

The pictures of buildings and residences below were taken from the 1850 "Plan of the City of Lowell Massachusetts from actual surveys by Sidney & Neff" where they surround the map of Lowell.

APPLETON MANUFACTURING COMPANY

HAMILTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY

HORATIO FLETCHER HOUSE

JOHN NESMITH HOUSE

LAWRENCE MANUFACTURING COMPANY

LOWELL BLEACHERY

LOWELL CO. MILLS

LOWELL CORPORATION HOSPITAL

LOWELL MACHINE SHOP

MASSACHUSETTS MILLS

MERRIMACK CORPORATION

MERRIMACK PRINT WORKS

MIDDLESEX COMPANY

D.[DAVID] [J.] MOODY

OLIVER WHIPPLE HOUSE

J. [JAMES] H. [HOVEY] RAND

SUFFOLK MANUFACTURING COMPANY

TAPPAN WENTWORTH HOUSE

E. [EDWARD] F. WATSON

Edward F. Watson Obituary, March 24, 1883