Lowell Locks and Canals Historic District
Between Middlesex St. and the Merrimack River, Lowell, Massachusetts
Description
The Locks and Canals District encompasses all of the canals in the city of Lowell, their associated locks, and the mills that were powered by the canals. This canal system led to the supremacy of Lowell as the cotton textile manufacturing center of the United States, and contributed to the evolution of the first major American industrial city. The District contains virtually unaltered waterways, mills and machinery. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, December 22, 1977National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 13, 1976
- Reference number
- 76001972
- Areas of significance
- Engineering; Industry
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- C - Design/Construction; A - Event
- Property type
- District
- Historic functions
- Manufacturing facility; Water works
- Current functions
- Manufacturing facility; Water works
- Periods of significance
- 1825-1849; 1850-1874; 1875-1899; 1925-1949; 1900-1924; 1800-1824
- Significant years
- 1821; 1830
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 23
Contributing structures: 23
Sources
- Wikipedia
- Marc Belanger
- Brian Bartlett - worumbo [at] gmail [dot] com
- National Register database - Reference number 76001972
- National Historic Landmark information
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