Francis Gate
Francis Gate is a dam in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Francis Gate is situated nearby to the building Jonathan Bowers House, as well as near Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church.- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Also known as: “Francis Folly”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church and Whistler House Museum of Art.
Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church
Church
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Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church is situated 2,600 feet northeast of Francis Gate.
Whistler House Museum of Art
Museum
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The Whistler House Museum of Art is the birthplace of painter and etcher James McNeill Whistler. It is located at 243 Worthen Street, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA, and is open as a museum displaying works from the museum collection and shows by artist members. Whistler House Museum of Art is situated 3,800 feet east of Francis Gate.
Jonathan Bowers House
Building
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The Jonathan Bowers House is an historic house in Lowell, Massachusetts. Built in 1872 for a local businessman, it is one of the most unusual houses in Massachusetts, being a circular masonry building with Second Empire styling. Jonathan Bowers House is situated 1,300 feet north of Francis Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include City Hall Historic District and South Common Historic District.
City Hall Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
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 clock tower.
South Common Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The South Common Historic District of Lowell, Massachusetts, encompasses the city's South Common and the various public, religious, and private residential buildings that flank its borders.
Dracut
Town
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Dracut DRAY-kət is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. At the 2020 census, the town's population was 32,617, making it the second most populous town in Massachusetts with an open town meeting system of governance. Dracut is situated 2 miles northeast of Francis Gate.
Francis Gate
- Category: historic site
- Location: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.64323° or 42° 38′ 36″ northLongitude
-71.32929° or 71° 19′ 45″ westElevation
89 feet (27 metres)Open location code
87JCJMVC+77OpenStreetMap ID
node 1141229263OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damGeoNames ID
4937257Wikidata ID
Q48986651
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In Other Languages
“Francis Gate” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Francis Gate”
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