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City Hall Historic District (Lowell, Massachusetts)

Coordinates: 42°38′46″N 71°18′48″W / 42.64611°N 71.31333°W / 42.64611; -71.31333
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City Hall Historic District
Lowell City Hall
City Hall Historic District (Lowell, Massachusetts) is located in Massachusetts
City Hall Historic District (Lowell, Massachusetts)
City Hall Historic District (Lowell, Massachusetts) is located in the United States
City Hall Historic District (Lowell, Massachusetts)
LocationRoughly area between Broadway and French Sts., Colburn St. and both sides of Kirk St., Lowell, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°38′46″N 71°18′48″W / 42.64611°N 71.31333°W / 42.64611; -71.31333
Built1823
ArchitectKirk Boot et al.
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.75000156[1] (original)
88001906 (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 21, 1975
Boundary increaseOctober 13, 1988

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 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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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Lowell City Hall". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved April 1, 2014.