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Lowell Post Office
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National Register of Historic Places

Lowell Post Office

On the National Register since 200224 years
Richardsonian RomanesqueListed 2002Lowell
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About Lowell Post Office

Lowell Post Office, at 89 Appleton St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 4, 2002. The Register lists it for its architecture and town planning, at the local level. It describes its style as Richardsonian Romanesque, as it does for 64 other Massachusetts listings. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Massachusetts, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 94 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1893 to today

  1. 1893Built
  2. 2002Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 24 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

89 Appleton St., Lowell · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Lowell Post OfficeStart here
  2. 2Lowell Locks and Canals Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Warren Fox BuildingLate Victorian · Built 1884 · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Howe BuildingLate Victorian · Built 1883 · next door
  5. 5Monarch DinerSemi-Streamliner Diner · Built 1940 · 0.1 mi on
Around it

9 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DSouth Common Historic DistrictItalianate0.3 miBColburn SchoolMid-19th Century · Built 18480.3 miBMusketaquid MillsEarly 20th Century Industrial · Built 19090.3 miDCity Hall Historic District (Boundary Increase)Renaissance Revival0.3 miDMerrimack-Middle Streets Historic District (Boundary Increase)Early Republic0.3 miDMerrimack-Middle Streets Historic DistrictLate Victorian Commercial0.3 miBUS Post OfficeNeo-Classical · Built 19300.3 miBHoly Trinity Greek Orthodox ChurchByzantine-derived style · Built 19060.5 miDLowell Historic Preservation DistrictDistrict0.5 mi
More like it

Richardsonian Romanesque style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Richardsonian Romanesque.

Westford Center Historic District7.7 mi away
Woburn Public LibraryBuilt 1876 · 13.7 mi away

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Questions about Lowell Post Office

Is Lowell Post Office on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 4, 2002 (Register number 02001084).

Is Lowell Post Office a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Count Rumford Birthplace, 11.9 miles away.

Can you visit Lowell Post Office?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Lowell Post Office?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 94 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63795786 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.