Spicket River at Lowell Street Dam

Spicket River at Lowell Street Dam is a dam in City of Methuen Town, Essex, Massachusetts. Spicket River at Lowell Street Dam is situated nearby to Nevins Memorial Library, as well as near First Church Congregational.

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Also known as: “Methuen Falls Dam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nevins Memorial Library and Methuen Memorial Music Hall.

Nevins Memorial Library

Library

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The Nevins Memorial Library at 305 Broadway in Methuen, Massachusetts was built in 1883 to honor David Nevins, Sr. as a memorial gift from his wife Eliza Nevins, his elder son David Nevins, Jr., and his younger son Henry Coffin Nevins. Nevins Memorial Library is situated 1,100 feet north of Spicket River at Lowell Street Dam.

Methuen Memorial Music Hall

Theater building

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Methuen Memorial Music Hall, initially named Serlo Organ Hall, is a music hall built by Edward Francis Searles to house "The Great Organ", a very large pipe organ originally built for the Boston Music Hall. Methuen Memorial Music Hall is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Spicket River at Lowell Street Dam.

First Church Congregational

Church

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First Church Congregational is a historic church at Pleasant and Stevens Streets in Methuen, Massachusetts. The stone Gothic Revival structure was built in 1855 for Methuen's first congregation, established in 1729. First Church Congregational is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Spicket River at Lowell Street Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arlington–Basswood Historic District and Downtown Lawrence Historic District.

Arlington–Basswood Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Arlington–Basswood Historic District encompasses a substantial residential development project of the Arlington Mills Company in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Downtown Lawrence Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Downtown Lawrence Historic District is a historic district roughly bounded by MA 110, Methuen, Lawrence and Jackson Streets in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Downtown Lawrence Historic District is situated 2 miles southeast of Spicket River at Lowell Street Dam.