{"nrhp_refnum":"93001588","name":"Bowers, Jerathmell, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"150 Wood St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lowell","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.63060584100003,"lon":-71.35470972699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1994-01-28","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Agriculture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 1 1/2-story, five-bay timber frame Colonial farmhouse at 150 Wood Street in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, built about 1673 and described as the oldest known domestic building in Lowell.","why_significant":"Under Criterion A, it reflects the development of the agrarian economy of East Chelmsford into the 19th and early 20th centuries, and it has stayed in Bowers family ownership since construction. Under Criterion C, it is a well-preserved modest 17th-century farmhouse with only minimal expansion over more than 300 years. It is also a rare survivor of pre-industrial Lowell.","narrative":"Built around 1673 on a gentle knoll at 150 Wood Street, this 1 1/2-story timber frame farmhouse is the oldest known domestic building in Lowell. It has five bays, clapboard siding, a stone foundation and a large central chimney. Additions include a late 17th or early 18th century kitchen ell, a mid-19th century milking shed and a sunroom and shed extension added around 1914. Inside, a four-room plan, hand-hewn roof members, raised-panel cupboards and wide hand-sawn boards reflect its colonial origins. The farm once covered about 150 acres and is now reduced to three acres. It has remained in the Bowers family from construction onward. The house is significant for its part in the agrarian economy of East Chelmsford as the area shifted toward industrial Lowell, and as a well-preserved modest 17th-century farmhouse. The period of significance runs from 1673 to 1914, when the family renovated the house after selling part of its land.","period_of_significance":"1673-1914","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Colonial/Postmedieval English","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Described as in good condition with minimal exterior alterations; current function listed as single dwelling.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:04.178101-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/12/7955/63795512/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/93001588.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93001588/743f5e11cc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/93001588/743f5e11cc-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Tim Pierce","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jerathmell_Bowers_House.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Tim Pierce</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jerathmell_Bowers_House.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63795512","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerathmell_Bowers_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6180604"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/bowers-jerathmell-house-93001588/"}