Theodore Roosevelt Presidential LibraryPublic Lands Directory

Alerts and conditions

Information No Public Morning Trolley Runs on Select Dates

Due to scheduled education programs, the trolley will not be offering public runs on the following mornings: 11/4, 11/6, 11/12, 11/19, and 11/20

Overview

Lowell’s water-powered textile mills catapulted the nation – including immigrant families and early female factory workers – into an uncertain new industrial era. Nearly 200 years later, the changes that began here still reverberate in our shifting global economy. Explore Lowell, a living testament to the dynamic human story of the industrial revolution.

From the National Park Service

History

The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.

What to see and do

Activities

  • Arts and Culture
  • Craft Demonstrations
  • Cultural Demonstrations
  • Live Music
  • Boating
  • Boat Tour
  • Guided Tours
  • Self-Guided Tours - Walking
  • Boat Tour
  • Hands-On
  • Arts and Crafts
  • Junior Ranger Program
  • Park Film
  • Museum Exhibits
  • Shopping
  • Bookstore and Park Store
  • Gift Shop and Souvenirs

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Plan your visit

Hours

Lowell National Historical Park: Current Hours The Visitor Center (246 Market St.) is open: Saturday/Sunday: 9:00 am- 4:00 pm The Boott Cotton Mills Museum (115 John Street) is open: Daily: 9:00 am- 4:00 pm The Mogan Cultural Center (40 French Street) is open: Daily: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Getting there

The Boott Cotton Mills Museum is located at 115 John Street. Paid parking is available across the street from the museum in the Joseph Downes Garage located at 75 John Street. Click the link below for more detailed directions.

Visitor centers

Weather

Summer: Throughout the summer, temperatures range from the mid 60s to mid 90s during the day, with rain and thunderstorms more common in the months of July and August. Boats and trolleys operate rain or shine and are only cancelled in cases of extreme weather or the presence of thunder and lightning. Winter: Winters are typically cold with temperatures in the mid 30s and 40s (with occasional single digit temperatures) and snow storms with a few inches accumulation occur frequently throughout the season.

Phone: 9789705000

Whose lands these are

These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.

Photos

Two students weaving on the looms at the education center.
Tsongas Center Programs · NPS Photo/David Byers
Streetcar guided through Lowell by motormen with lots of passengers
Lowell NHP Trolley · NPS Photo/James Higgins
Two young visitors look over the rail at a room full of working looms
Boott Mills Weave Room · NPS Photo/Andy Pearson
Street scene with lots of tents and crowds listening to Folk Festival music at Boardinghouse Park.
Lowell Folk Festival · NPS Photo/ Andy Pearson

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