City Hall Historic District (Lowell, Massachusetts)

City Hall Historic District
Lowell City Hall
Location Roughly area between Broadway and French Sts., Colburn St. and both sides of Kirk St., Lowell, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°38′46″N 71°18′48″W / 42.64611°N 71.31333°W / 42.64611; -71.31333Coordinates: 42°38′46″N 71°18′48″W / 42.64611°N 71.31333°W / 42.64611; -71.31333
Built 1823
Architect Boot, Kirk; Multiple
Architectural style Greek Revival, Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference # 75000156[1] (original)
88001906 (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 21, 1975
Boundary increase October 13, 1988

The City Hall Historic District is a historic district in Lowell, Massachusetts roughly between Broadway and French Streets, Colburn Street and both sides of Kirk Street. The centerpiece of the district is the Richardsonian Romanesque City Hall, built in 1893 to a design by Merrill and Cutler, with its 180-foot (55 m) clock tower.[2]

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.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for Lowell City Hall". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
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