City Hall Historic District (Lowell, Massachusetts) Explained

City Hall Historic District
Nrhp Type:hd
Nocat:yes
Location:Roughly area between Broadway and French Sts., Colburn St. and both sides of Kirk St., Lowell, Massachusetts
Coordinates:42.6461°N -71.3133°W
Built:1823
Architect:Kirk Boot et al.
Architecture:Greek Revival, Romanesque Revival
Added:April 21, 1975
Refnum:75000156
Increase:October 13, 1988
Increase Refnum:88001906

The City Hall Historic District is a historic district in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States, bound roughly by Broadway, Colburn, and Kirk streets. The centerpiece of the district is the Richardsonian Romanesque City Hall, built in 1893 to a design by Merrill & Cutler, with its 180feet clock tower.[1]

The district features Greek Revival and Romanesque Revival architecture, including work by Kirk Boott. City Hall Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, and expanded in 1988.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: MACRIS inventory record for Lowell City Hall. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2014-04-01.