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Lowell National Historical Park
Operating Hours & Seasons

FACILITIES

Visitor Center

HOURS:
October 13 - November 28: 9:00am-5:00pm, daily.

November 29, 2009- March 14, 2010: 9:00am-4:30pm, daily.

March 15 - May 28, 2010: 9:00am-5:00pm, daily.

PHONE:
978-970-5000

LOCATION:
246 Market Street Lowell, MA

Special Programs
Award-winning multi-image video program, "Lowell: The Industrial Revelation."

Exhibits
Introductory exhibit to park stories and resources. Children's Corner.

Available Facilities
Restrooms, general information on your park visit, as well as area lodging, cultural institutions, and dining is available.

MUSEUMS

"Mill Girls and Immigrants" Exhibit at the Patrick Mogan Cultural Center

HOURS:
 
October 13 - November 28, 2009: Available by guided tour Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.

November 29, 2009 - March 14, 2010: CLOSED.

March 15 - May 28, 2010: Available by guided tour Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.

ADMISSION:  
Free

PHONE: 
978-970-5000

LOCATION:
40 French Street, Lowell, MA 01852

Exhibits
Explore the history of "mill girls" and immigrants in a Boott Mill boardinghouse. The "Mill Girls and Immigrants" Exhibit, located in the Patrick J. Mogan Cultural Center, tells the human story of the Industrial Revolution by concentrating on the working people of Lowell.

Available Facilities
Restrooms


Boott Cotton Mills Museum

HOURS:

October 13, - November 28, 2009: 9:30am-4:30pm, daily.  

November 29, 2009 - March 14, 2010: 9:30am - 4:30pm, daily. 

March 15, - May 28, 2010: 9:30am - 4:30pm, daily.

ADMISSION:
Adults, $6.00; Youths, 6-16 & Students $3.00; Senior Discount; Children 5 and under free.

Don't miss the roar of a 1920s weave room with operating power looms for a sense of the textile millworkers' experience! The Boott Cotton Mills Museum includes the weave room plus interactive exhibits and video programs about the Industrial Revolution, labor, and the rise, fall, and rebirth of Lowell.

LOCATION:
115 John Street (formerly 400 Foot of John Street), Lowell, MA.

Patrick J. Mogan Cultural Center

HOURS:
Open Tuesdays only 1:30pm - 4:30pm.

PHONE:
978-970-5000
 
LOCATION:
40 French Street. Lowell, MA

University of Massachusetts Center for Lowell History at the Patrick J. Mogan Cultural Center

HOURS:
Open Tuesdays only 9:00am - 9:00pm.

PHONE:
978-934-4997
 
LOCATION:
40 French Street. Lowell, MA

Moody Street Feeder Gatehouse

Explore one of the preserved gatehouses that regulated the city's canal system producing waterpower for the textile mills.

Call 978-970-5000 to inquire about a special arrangements to visit this site.


ADMISSION:
Free

LOCATION:
Intersection of Merrimack and Dutton Streets.


River Transformed Exhibit

Insight on how the industrial revolution shaped our complex relationship with nature, a relationship that continues to evolve today, is told here.

HOURS:

October 13 - November 28, 2009: Available by guided tour Monday and Thursday.

November 29 - March 14, 2010: CLOSED.

March 15 -May 28, 2009: Available by guided tour Monday and Thursday.

ADMISSION:
Free

LOCATION:
600 Suffolk Street, Lowell

Northern Canal Walkway

The historic walkway along the Northern Canal island is open when conditions permit between May 15 and October 15. To find out the daily status if the walkway is open, please call the park at (978) 970-5000. 

Historic etching, Lowell National Historical park  

Did You Know?
The population of Lowell grew dramatically during the years of industrial expansion-rising from about 2,500 in 1826 to more than 33,000 in 1850, when Lowell was the second largest city in Massachusetts.

Last Updated: October 07, 2009 at 10:47 EST