{"nrhp_refnum":"07000167","name":"Pawtucket Congregational Church","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"15 Mammoth Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lowell","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.650614517000065,"lon":-71.33186028599994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-03-21","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A red brick Congregational church at 15 Mammoth Road in the Pawtucketville neighborhood of Lowell, Massachusetts, built in 1898-1899 on the north bank of the Merrimack River overlooking Pawtucket Falls.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is an architecturally significant example of Victorian eclectic design, blending Romanesque Revival and Queen Anne details. It retains original opalescent stained glass, a two-manual organ and a Revere bell. It also reflects the religious and social history of Pawtucketville after its 1874 annexation to Lowell, and was the only one of four late-19th-century Congregational churches in Lowell not designed in a Gothic mode.","narrative":"Pawtucket Congregational Church, at 15 Mammoth Road in Lowell, is a red brick church built in 1898-1899 beside the Merrimack River at the head of the Pawtucket Bridge. Its raised granite basement, slate roof, square tower with octagonal spire and Queen Anne style porches combine Romanesque Revival and Queen Anne details. Inside, the sanctuary seats about five hundred, with exposed steel trusses and a sloped floor giving every pew a clear view of the chancel. The church keeps its original opalescent stained glass by Redding, Baird and Company of Boston, a two-manual organ by James Cole of Boston, and a bell cast in 1822 by Paul Revere & Son that came from an earlier meetinghouse. The congregation served Pawtucketville, annexed to Lowell from Dracut in 1874. Plans name J. Merrill Brown as architect, though the design has also been attributed to Warren Floyd. The church was listed for its architecture and its place in the area's religious and social history.","period_of_significance":"1850-1957","architect_builder":"Brown, J. Merrill; Connell, Thomas H.; Redding, Baird and Company; Cole, James Organ Company; Revere, Paul & Son","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Romanesque Revival and Queen Anne","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still used as a church; the interior is described as in very good condition and retaining historic integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:03.54022-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/49/7960/63796049/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/07000167.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000167/16f7cab794-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07000167/16f7cab794-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Daderot","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pawtucket_Congregational_Church_-_Lowell,_Massachusetts_-_DSC00164.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Daderot</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pawtucket_Congregational_Church_-_Lowell,_Massachusetts_-_DSC00164.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63796049","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawtucket_Congregational_Church_(Lowell,_Massachusetts)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7156344"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/pawtucket-congregational-church-07000167/"}