Old Guard Locks Dam

Old Guard Locks Dam is a dam in Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Old Guard Locks Dam is situated nearby to the building Jonathan Bowers House, as well as near Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Whistler House Museum of Art and Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church.

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 Old Guard Locks Dam.

Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church

Church

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Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church is situated 2,600 feet northeast of Old Guard Locks Dam.

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 1,200 feet north of Old Guard Locks Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include City Hall Historic District and South Common Historic District.

City Hall Historic District

Neighborhood

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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

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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 Old Guard Locks Dam.

Old Guard Locks Dam

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Location: Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.64342° or 42° 38′ 36″ north

Longitude

-71.32951° or 71° 19′ 46″ west

Elevation

98 feet (30 metres)

Open location code

87JCJMVC+95

GeoNames ID

4946228

Wikidata ID

Q48994974

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In Other Languages

“Old Guard Locks Dam” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Old Guard Locks Dam”

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