Guard Locks
Guard Locks is a dam in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Guard Locks is situated nearby to the building Jonathan Bowers House, as well as near Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church.Photo: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Dam
- Description: Lock and floodgate in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Also known as: “Francis Gate”, “Great Gate”, and “Guard Locks Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church and Jonathan Bowers House.
Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church
Church
Photo: Emw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church is situated 2,500 feet northeast of Guard Locks.
Jonathan Bowers House
Building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 1,200 feet north of Guard Locks.
Whistler House Museum of Art
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 3,700 feet east of Guard Locks.
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
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Guard Locks.
Guard Locks
- Category: lock
- Location: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.64335° or 42° 38′ 36″ northLongitude
-71.32897° or 71° 19′ 44″ westElevation
89 feet (27 metres)Open location code
87JCJMVC+8COpenStreetMap ID
way 98645632OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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In Other Languages
“Guard Locks” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Guard Locks”
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