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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.

Interactive map of early Lowell - Landmarks built before 1836

Use the legend across the bottom of the map by checking and unchecking the boxes to see different categories of landmarks. The place markers are color-coded -

  • Boarding Houses, Hotels, Inns (purple)
  • Business, Commercial (blue)
  • Mills (red)
  • Cemetery (yellow)
  • Church (green)
  • Town Building/School (light green)
  • Canal/Bridge/Dam/Lock (black)
  • House (lavender)

Accessing more information and Reports in the MACRIS database

To access more information on each property, go to the MACRIS database -

https://mhc-macris.net

and type the MHC ID (LOW.#), found on the spreadsheet below, in the MHC ID Search box at the bottom of the left-hand column (for example, LOW.804) and click Do Search.

Spreadsheet of buildings, &c. on the interactive map with links to more information on each one.

MHC ID Name Address Year with c or r Year w/o c or r Category
LOW.804 Clark Street Cemetery  Clark Rd c 1650 1650 Cemetery
LOW.1 Bowers, Jerathmell House 150 Wood St c 1671 1671 House
LOW.4 Parker House 137 Pine St c 1700 1700 House
LOW.807 Hamblett Cemetery Jordan St 1713 1713 Cemetery
LOW.809 Claypit Cemetery - Old Burial Ground 810 Varnum Ave 1715 1715 Cemetery
LOW.803 School Street Cemetery  School St c 1720 1720 Cemetery
LOW.1007 Coburn House 840 Varnum Ave r 1720 1720 House
LOW.805 Hildreth Family Cemetery  Hildreth St c 1740 1740 Cemetery
LOW.1003 Varnum, Parker House 495 Varnum Ave r 1750 1750 House
LOW.1002 Coburn, Anfort House 805 Varnum Ave r 1750 1750 House
LOW.1008 Varnum, Thomas House 55 Varnum Terr r 1760 1760 House
LOW.9 Spalding, Dr. Joel House 383 Pawtucket St 1761 1761 House
LOW.801 Coburn - Pierce Burial Ground  Pawtucket Blvd c 1780 1780 Cemetery
LOW.653 Hunt, Eben House 376 Butnam Rd r 1780 1780 House
LOW.800 Woodbine Cemetery  West Meadow Rd c 1785 1785 Cemetery
LOW.656 Clark, Thomas House 61 Clark Rd c 1790 1790 House
LOW.929 Lower Pawtucket Canal  Lower Pawtucket Canl c 1792 1792 Canal
LOW.9019 Upper Pawtucket Canal - Mechanics Mills Reach  Pawtucket Canal c 1792 1792 Canal
LOW.938 Upper Pawtucket Canal - Guard Locks Reach  Upper Pawtucket Canl c 1792 1792 Canal
LOW.9028 Guard Locks - Francis Gate Locks  Pawtucket Canal c 1796 1796 Bridge, dam, locks
LOW.9002 Pawtucket Canal  Pawtucket Canal 1796 1796 Canal
LOW.808 Pawtucket Burying Ground 60 Mammoth Rd 1796 1796 Cemetery
LOW.9017 Lower Locks Wasteway  Pawtucket Canal r 1800 1800 Canal
LOW.2085 Varnum, Colonel House 81-83 Varnum Ave c 1800 1800 House
LOW.3 Chelmsford Glass Works Tenement House 139-141 Baldwin St c 1802 1802 Boarding house, hotel, inn
LOW.907 Middlesex Canal  Middlesex Canal c 1802 1802 Canal
LOW.9124 Middlesex Canal  Middlesex Canal c 1802 1802 Canal
LOW.9122 Middlesex Canal Sluiceway 97R Montgomery Ave c 1802 1802 Canal
LOW.645 Worcester House 658 Andover St 1802 1802 House
LOW.143 Chelmsford Glassworks Worker Housing 407 Princeton St c 1805 1805 Boarding house, hotel, inn
LOW.2699 64-66 Hanks St 64-66 Hanks St c 1805 1805 House
LOW.659 Hunt Homestead 241 Clark Rd c 1808 1808 House
LOW.657 Clark, Dea. Joshua House 107 Clark Rd 1810 1810 House
LOW.133 Van Dorn - Blood, Benjamin House 25 Hadley St c 1810 1810 House
LOW.1281 Moore, Ephriam S. House 375 Pine St r 1815 1815 House
LOW.146 McIntire House 458 Princeton St r 1815 1815 House
LOW.757 Thissell House 166 Tenth St r 1815 1815 House
LOW.142 Chelmsford Glassworks Worker Housing 391 Princeton St c 1820 1820 Boarding house, hotel, inn
LOW.127 Adams, Dea. Eben House 68 Baldwin St c 1820 1820 House
LOW.131 Price, Charles D. House 18 Hadley St c 1820 1820 House
LOW.138 Tyler, Capt. Nathan House 1613 Middlesex St c 1820 1820 House
LOW.489 Whipple, Oliver House 218 Moore St c 1820 1820 House
LOW.222 19 Smith St 19 Smith St c 1820 1820 House
LOW.654 Watson Farm  Circle Rd r 1820 1820 House
LOW.997 Whipple's Canal - Wamesit Canal  Lawrence St 1821 1821 Canal
LOW.1613 Whipple's Powder Mill  Lawrence St c 1821 1821 Mill
LOW.931 Pawtucket Canal Lower Locks and Dam  Lower Pawtucket Canl 1822 1822 Canal
LOW.933 Merrimack Canal  Merrimack Canal 1822 1822 Canal
LOW.139 Burnett, Harvey - Hadley, Samuel P. House 1708 Middlesex St c 1822 1822 House
LOW.137 Warren, Joseph - Smith, Jesse House 1553 Middlesex St c 1823 1823 House
LOW.11 Stone House, The - Ayer Home, The 267 Pawtucket St c 1824 1824 House
LOW.145 Remme, Frederick House 447 Princeton St c 1824 1824 House
LOW.61 Farragut Hotel - Union House 278 Central St 1825 1825 Boarding house, hotel, inn
LOW.20 Saint Anne's Episcopal Church Rectory 8 Kirk St c 1825 1825 Church
LOW.18 Saint Anne's Episcopal Church 237 Merrimack St c 1825 1825 Church
LOW.128 Bent, Charles House 112 Baldwin St c 1825 1825 House
LOW.130 Wilson, John House 200 Baldwin St c 1825 1825 House
LOW.425 French, Cyril House 41 Chapel St c 1825 1825 House
LOW.787 171 Mammoth Rd 171 Mammoth Rd c 1825 1825 House
LOW.791 223 Mammoth Rd 223 Mammoth Rd c 1825 1825 House
LOW.141 Whitney, Amos House 739 Pawtucket St c 1825 1825 House
LOW.2022 Blood, Coburn House 22-24 Riverside St c 1825 1825 House
LOW.341 96-98 School St 96-98 School St c 1825 1825 House
LOW.494 Whipple, Oliver House 47-49 South Whipple St c 1825 1825 House
LOW.15 Whistler House 243 Worthen St c 1825 1825 House
LOW.506 Shepard, Luther House 79 High St r 1825 1825 House
LOW.1044 226-230 High St 226-230 High St r 1825 1825 House
LOW.1043 238-244 High St 238-244 High St r 1825 1825 House
LOW.1042 248-254 High St 248-254 High St r 1825 1825 House
LOW.516 French, Josiah B. - Brown, Francis House 329 High St r 1825 1825 House
LOW.518 27-29 Pleasant St 27-29 Pleasant St r 1825 1825 House
LOW.218 9 Somerset St 9 Somerset St r 1825 1825 House
LOW.937 Pawtucket Dam  Pawtucket Canal c 1826 1826 Bridge, dam, locks
LOW.39 Bank Block 350-376 Merrimack St c 1826 1826 Business, commercial
LOW.930 Hamilton Canal  Hamilton Canal 1826 1826 Canal
LOW.136 Burbank, Samuel House 1527 Middlesex St c 1826 1826 House
LOW.10 Beard, Ithamar - Dow, Jones House 279 Pawtucket St c 1827 1827 House
LOW.989 Lowell Canal  Lowell Canal 1828 1828 Canal
LOW.1156 Bigelow Yard  Market St 1828 1828 Mill
LOW.1781 Lowell Hotel - City Hotel - Appleton House 80 Gorham St 1829 1829 Boarding house, hotel, inn
LOW.1086 442-446 Merrimack St 442-446 Merrimack St c 1829 1829 Boarding house, hotel, inn
LOW.1944 Hamilton - Appleton Corporation School 150 Middlesex St 1829 1829 Public buildings, schools
LOW.2557 1 Wamesit Ct 1 Wamesit Ct c 1830 1830 Boarding house, hotel, inn
LOW.2558 2 Wamesit Ct 2 Wamesit Ct c 1830 1830 Boarding house, hotel, inn
LOW.2559 4 Wamesit Ct 4 Wamesit Ct c 1830 1830 Boarding house, hotel, inn
LOW.2560 5 Wamesit Ct 5 Wamesit Ct c 1830 1830 Boarding house, hotel, inn
LOW.2561 8 Wamesit Ct 8 Wamesit Ct c 1830 1830 Boarding house, hotel, inn
LOW.288 Cabot Block 22-24 Cabot St c 1830 1830 Business, commercial
LOW.1085 Union Building 249-251 Central St c 1830 1830 Business, commercial
LOW.1686 Moody, Isaac Grocery Store 289-291 Central St c 1830 1830 Business, commercial
LOW.1688 Reed and Mansur Building 321 Central St c 1830 1830 Business, commercial
LOW.408 Scripture's Bakery 547 Central St r 1830 1830 Business, commercial
LOW.939 Western Canal  Western Canal c 1830 1830 Canal
LOW.9016 Lower Western Canal - Lawrence Wasteway  Western Canal c 1830 1830 Canal
LOW.2620 Locks and Canals Blacksmith and Pattern Shops  Western Canal r 1830 1830 Canal
LOW.432 9-11 Elm St 9-11 Elm St c 1830 1830 House
LOW.1034 26 Elm St 26 Elm St c 1830 1830 House
LOW.1779 Carr, James House 62 Gorham St c 1830 1830 House
LOW.1780 Young, Darius House 72-76 Gorham St c 1830 1830 House
LOW.363 Fletcher House 26 Hutchinson c 1830 1830 House
LOW.334 Gage, Daniel House 530 Pawtucket St c 1830 1830 House
LOW.215 26-28 Queen St 26-28 Queen St c 1830 1830 House
LOW.342 113 School St 113 School St c 1830 1830 House
LOW.445 Wood, Henry and Samuel House 38-40 Union St c 1830 1830 House
LOW.1005 Varnum, Jeremiah House 589 Varnum Ave c 1830 1830 House
LOW.1006 Coburn, Joseph B. V. House 735 Varnum Ave c 1830 1830 House
LOW.447 7 Wamesit St 7 Wamesit St c 1830 1830 House
LOW.1151 Tremont Yard  Hall St c 1830 1830 Mill
LOW.132 Middlesex Village School 19-21 Hadley St c 1830 1830 Public buildings, schools
LOW.37 Lowell Old Town Hall 226 Merrimack St c 1830 1830 Public buildings, schools
LOW.1594 Suffolk Manufacturing Company - Boarding House 199 Cabot St c 1831 1831 Boarding house, hotel, inn
LOW.994 Old Stone Bridge  Broadway c 1831 1831 Bridge, dam, locks
LOW.457 Graves, William Building 19-21 Hurd St c 1831 1831 Business, commercial
LOW.316 King Building, The - Cottage Row 450-454 Merrimack St c 1831 1831 Business, commercial
LOW.988 Lawrence Canal  Lawrence Canal 1831 1831 Canal
LOW.9006 Washington Square Park  Chestnut St c 1831 1831 District, area
LOW.557 Sawyer, Wesley House 277-283 East Merrimack St c 1831 1831 House
LOW.1793 25 Hurd St 25 Hurd St c 1831 1831 House
LOW.1849 Lawrence, Luther - Wentworth, Tappan House 48 Lawrence St c 1831 1831 House
LOW.1588 Suffolk Manufacturing Company - Counting House 562 Suffolk St 1831 1831 Mill
LOW.1088 Barnes' Folly 586 Merrimack St 1832 1832 Boarding house, hotel, inn
LOW.1922 504 Merrimack St 504 Merrimack St c 1832 1832 Boarding house, hotel, inn
LOW.9001 Six Arch Bridge over Concord River  Billerica St c 1832 1832 Bridge, dam, locks
LOW.23 Coburn Block 100-126 Appleton St c 1832 1832 Business, commercial
LOW.59 Dana, David Brass Foundry 32 Jackson St c 1832 1832 Business, commercial
LOW.89 First Unitarian Church 72 Merrimack St 1832 1832 Church
LOW.1727 Stickney, William House 8 Clarks Ct c 1832 1832 House
LOW.340 Conant, Oliver J. House 89 School St c 1832 1832 House
LOW.1563 Lawrence Manufacturing Company - Mill #3  Suffolk St 1832 1832 Mill
LOW.1565 Lawrence Manufacturing Company - Mill #4  Suffolk St 1832 1832 Mill
LOW.912 Broadway Bridge over Western Canal  Broadway 1833 1833 Bridge, dam, locks
LOW.9003 Broadway Bridge over Western Canal  Broadway 1833 1833 Bridge, dam, locks
LOW.409 Locke, Joseph House 557-561 Central St c 1833 1833 House
LOW.426 Mead, John House 60 Chapel St c 1833 1833 House
LOW.1904 Davis, Joel House 509 Market St c 1833 1833 House
LOW.12 Lawrence Manufacturing Company Agent's House 119-121 Hall St 1833 1833 Mill
LOW.1580 Lawrence Manufacturing Company - Shops and Stable  Perkins St c 1833 1833 Mill
LOW.25 Nichols and Johnson's West Indies Goods Store 143 Worthen St c 1834 1834 Business, commercial
LOW.282 657 Broadway 657 Broadway c 1835 1835 Boarding house, hotel, inn
LOW.1534 Boott Cotton Mills Boarding Houses 70-96 Bridge St r 1835 1835 Boarding house, hotel, inn
LOW.961 Boott Dam and Gatehouse  Eastern Canal 1835 1835 Bridge, dam, locks
LOW.983 Merrimack Canal Rolling Dam and Wasteway  Merrimack Canal c 1835 1835 Bridge, dam, locks
LOW.1112 Middlesex Mechanics Association Building 167 Dutton St 1835 1835 Business, commercial
LOW.9000 Boston and Lowell Railroad Tracks  Merrimack St c 1835 1835 Business, commercial
LOW.1900 World Cheese 302 Market St r 1835 1835 Business, commercial
LOW.1903 Clark, Luke H. Grocery 387-397 Market St r 1835 1835 Business, commercial
LOW.923 Eastern Canal  Eastern Canal c 1835 1835 Canal
LOW.1760 Hildreth House 241 Fayette St c 1835 1835 House
LOW.1791 Nichols - Smith House 39-41 Hanover St c 1835 1835 House
LOW.566 282 High St 282 High St c 1835 1835 House
LOW.545 172-174 Andover St 172-174 Andover St r 1835 1835 House
LOW.560 327-329 East Merrimack St 327-329 East Merrimack St r 1835 1835 House
LOW.507 Hapgood House 221 High St r 1835 1835 House
LOW.461 Powers, Peter Double House 26-28 Lawrence St r 1835 1835 House
LOW.187 Scribner, Charles House 190 Liberty St r 1835 1835 House
LOW.1931 Fife, Hugh House 54 Merrill St r 1835 1835 House
LOW.1961 Howard House 533 Middlesex St r 1835 1835 House
LOW.2588 717-719 Middlesex St 717-719 Middlesex St r 1835 1835 House
LOW.194 733-735 Middlesex St 733-735 Middlesex St r 1835 1835 House
LOW.192 960 Middlesex St 960 Middlesex St r 1835 1835 House
LOW.2023 Marshall, A. H. House 26-30 Riverside St r 1835 1835 House
LOW.2027 Philbridge, J. House 52 Riverside St r 1835 1835 House
LOW.701 156 Sixth St 156 Sixth St r 1835 1835 House
LOW.759 186 Tenth St 186 Tenth St r 1835 1835 House
LOW.705 30-32 Third St 30-32 Third St r 1835 1835 House
LOW.235 Adams, Elisha House 257 Walker St r 1835 1835 House
LOW.584 17 Willow St 17 Willow St r 1835 1835 House
LOW.1520 Boott Cotton Mills - Mill #2  John St 1835 1835 Mill
LOW.1533 Boott Cotton Mills - Storehouse #3  French St c 1835 1835 Mill
LOW.1517 Boott Cotton Mills - Counting House  John St c 1835 1835 Mill
LOW.1518 Boott Cotton Mills - Mill #1  John St c 1835 1835 Mill
LOW.323 Middlesex Company Agent's House 725 Merrimack St c 1835 1835 Mill
LOW.1219 Mansur Building 101 Central St c 1836 1836 Business, commercial
LOW.40 Nesmith Block 75-83 Merrimack St c 1836 1836 Business, commercial
LOW.554 Sawyer, Wesley House 111 Chestnut St 1836 1836 House
LOW.541 151 Andover St 151 Andover St c 1836 1836 House
LOW.728 Dracut Schoolhouse 52 Tenth St 1836 1836 Public buildings, schools
MACRIS report webpage Name Address Year with c or r Year w/o c or r Category
LOW.21 Lowell Old Market House 40 Market St c 1837 1837 Business, commercial
LOW.42 French, Benjamin F. House 10 Kirk St 1837 1837 House
LOW.538 Rodgers, Zadock House 196 Rogers St 1837 1837 House
LOW.423 Spaulding, Weld House 1-3 Centre St c 1837 1837 House
LOW.1521 Boott Cotton Mills - Mill #3  John St r 1837 1837 Mill
LOW.1523 Boott Cotton Mills - Mill #4  John St r 1837 1837 Mill
LOW.510 Haggett, Allen House 102 High St c 1838 1838 House
LOW.1794 Saint Paul's United Methodist Church 34 Hurd St 1839 1839 Church

Interactive map - 1871 overlay on current map (external website)

1871 map of Lowell with overlay of current map (clicking on the map will open the external site with the interactive map)

When on the external website, use the slider bar  in the upper right corner of the webpage to change the opacity of the map.