{"nrhp_refnum":"98000541","name":"Wannalancit Street Historic District","other_names":[],"category":"district","location":{"address":"14-71 Wannalancit St., and 390, 406 Pawtucket St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Lowell","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.64680240200005,"lon":-71.32902391342489,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1998-05-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A residential historic district of about 5.5 acres in Lowell, Massachusetts, just south of the Merrimack River. It has 14-71 Wannalancit Street plus 390 and 406 Pawtucket Street, and its houses date from about 1851 to 1936.","why_significant":"The district is significant for its role in Lowell's mid-nineteenth to early twentieth century residential growth, as a moderately affluent neighborhood of merchants and business owners. It is also a well-preserved collection of houses in many styles, including Greek Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne and Colonial Revival. It was judged locally significant under Criteria A and C.","narrative":"Wannalancit Street Historic District is a hillside residential neighborhood in Lowell, Massachusetts, just south of the Merrimack River and east of the Pawtucket Canal. It holds 21 contributing buildings and structures, mostly two- to two-and-a-half-story wood-frame houses built between about 1851 and 1936, along with carriage houses and garages. The street was laid out around 1850 on land long held by the Bowers family, during a period when Lowell's mills drew rapid population growth and created demand for middle-class housing away from the mills. Merchants, business owners, engineers and physicians built here. The houses show a range of styles, from a modest Greek Revival and Gothic Revival dwelling to Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne and Colonial Revival homes. The standout is the round granite Jonathan Bowers House, known as the Round House, with its fishscale mansard roof. Architect Frederick W. Stickney designed the Oliver E. Cushing House. The district remained a residential area through the mid-twentieth century.","period_of_significance":"ca. 1852-1947","architect_builder":"Stickney, Frederick W.","architectural_style":"Late Victorian: Italianate, Queen Anne, Second Empire; Colonial Revival; Greek Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Most buildings are described as in good condition and the district's integrity is good. Common alterations are aluminum siding and replacement windows. Current use is single and multiple dwellings.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:03.520754-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/78/7957/63795778/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/98000541.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98000541/c1662184c1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/98000541/c1662184c1-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"User:Magicpiano","credit_html":"User:Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LowellMA_WannalancitStreetHD.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"78003149","name":"Lowell National Historical Park","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/massachusetts/lowell-national-historical-park-78003149/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63795778","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wannalancit_Street_Historic_District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7968029"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/wannalancit-street-historic-district-98000541/"}