• Boott Cotton Mills Museum with Trolley

    Lowell

    National Historical Park Massachusetts

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible buildings within the park include the Visitor Center, Mogan Cultural Center, Moody Street Feeder Gatehouse, Suffolk Mill first floor, and Boott Cotton Mills Museum. Tactile pedestrian maps, Braille and large-print literature, and printed narration’s of audiovisual programs are available upon request. Park programs, including boat tours, are partially accessible to visitors with mobility impairments.

Lowell National Historical Park's boats and trolleys are accessible to wheelchair users (one secure chair space per vehicle). When making reservations for programs including a boat or trolley component, please inform us if your party will include a wheelchair user so that we may reserve this space for you.

Guide animals are welcome in our facilities.

Did You Know?

Photo of mill workers outside of a Boardinghouse

There were female and male overseers in the mills of Lowell in the 19th century. In Rev. Henry Miles' book, Lowell As It Was, and As It Is, he mentions that the Boott Cotton Mills has recently opened a new weave room and it is being overseen by two women overseers. More...