The Town & the City: Lowell Before The Civil War

The links in each record will open that file in the Massachusetts Cultural Resources Information System (MACRIS) database.

The resources on this webpage listed below with links were selected from the MACRIS site using Lowell and the years 1861 and earlier. These are the same resources that are on the spreadsheet.

Use the MACRIS website for broader searches of cultural resouces in Lowell and other Massachusetts cities and towns.

MACRIS is searchable using many criteria -
City/Town
Address
Historic Name
Resource Type
Architect/Maker
Use Type
Architectural Style
Areas of Significance
Designation Type
Construction Year/Year range

Also use the MACRIS MAPS feature -

Type "Lowell" in the Town/City search box on the right, then click Search, then click on the "Lowell, Masachusetts" link that appears below the box.

On the map, you can click on the color-coded geometric symbols for specific information about the resource -

Also, you can enter the Search ID in the Enter Search ID box in the upper left next to MACRIS MAPS. To ascertain the Search ID of the cultural resources listed in the inventories below, take the LOW.[# or letter] after the = sign in the url. For example, for
https://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=LOW.804, the Search ID is LOW.804.

Others pages with maps on this website -

Views, Maps, and Images of Early Lowell

Interactive Map of Early Lowell - Landmarks built before 1836

Interactive maps and exhibits

Map Galleries, Maps, and Views of Early Lowell

Plan of Lowell Village - U. A. Boyden (map drawn for the Boston and Lowell Rail-Road Co. 1835)

Rail Road Maps on The Boston & Lowell Rail Road webpage on this site

Resources on the City of Lowell Historic Board website -
Historic Places and Architecture
National-Register---Individual-Listing
Lowell Has Style - Architectural Style Guide
Architects of Note