Western Canal
Western Canal is a canal in Middlesex, Massachusetts. Western Canal is situated nearby to the neighborhood City Hall Historic District, as well as near Merrimack-Middle Street Historic District.Places of Interest
Highlights include Holy Hellenic Orthodox Church and Whistler House Museum of Art.
Holy Hellenic Orthodox Church
Church
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Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church is a historic Greek Orthodox Church building at 62 Lewis Street in Lowell, Massachusetts. Holy Trinity is one of the many Eastern Orthodox churches in Lowell, along with St.
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.
St. Patrick’s Church
Church
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St. Patrick's Church is a historic Roman Catholic church at 284 Suffolk Street in Lowell, Massachusetts. Built in 1853 for a predominantly Irish congregation founded in 1831.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include City Hall Historic District and Lowell.
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.
Lowell
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Lowell is a city in Massachusetts about 40 minutes northwest of Boston. With over 115,000 residents, it's the fifth largest city in Massachusetts, and has an important historical background. It was the first planned industrial city in the United States.
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.
Western Canal
- Type: Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.64537° or 42° 38′ 43″ northLongitude
-71.31701° or 71° 19′ 1″ westElevation
95 feet (29 metres)Open location code
87JCJMWM+45GeoNames ID
4955178
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