Lowell in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Wetherbee, Kelly, Rose, Maynard, and Ward Houses

ca. 1846

— Downtown Lowell Historic District —

Wetherbee, Kelly, Rose, Maynard, and Ward Houses Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 17, 2018

1. Wetherbee, Kelly, Rose, Maynard, and Ward Houses Marker

Inscription.

These Greek Revival style town houses were among several private residences built along Kirk Street in the 1840s and 1850s for a growing middle class being attracted to Lowell. They are named from left to right for their earliest known occupants: carpenter Asa Wetherbee; sash and door maker Hilliam Kelly; dressmaker Mrs. R. Rose; hat-sellers Misses D. & P. Maynard; and another carpenter, Enoch Ward. They were extensively reconstructed in 1993 for the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate Andre Garin Retirement Residence.

Erected 2016 by City of Lowell and Lowell Historic Board.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1993.

Location. 42° 38.791′ N, 71° 18.62′ W. Marker is in Lowell, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. Marker is at the intersection of Kirk Street and Lee Street, on the right when traveling north on Kirk Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 25-31 Kirk Street, Lowell MA 01852, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Raymond A. Sullivan (within shouting distance of this marker); Lowell High School Clock Restoration (within shouting distance of this marker); Brown, Fay, and Watson Houses (within shouting distance of this marker);

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To Education (within shouting distance of this marker); W.H. Parker Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Bon Marche Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Life on the Corporation (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Middlesex Safe Deposit and Trust Company Building (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lowell.

Also see . . .
1. Downtown Lowell Historic District. (Submitted on May 26, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Lowell measures buildings in 'stories' (Lowell Sun, 2016). (Submitted on May 26, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Wetherbee, Kelly, Rose, Maynard, and Ward Houses and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 17, 2018

2. Wetherbee, Kelly, Rose, Maynard, and Ward Houses and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2018. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 145 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 26, 2018, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.