Flagg-Coburn House
National Register of Historic Places

Flagg-Coburn House

Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Listed
May 14, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86001052

About this property

The Flagg-Coburn House is a historic house at 722 E. Merrimack Street in Lowell, Massachusetts. Built in 1926 for a local industrialist, it is the first known example in New England of the distinctive residential work of New York City architect Ernest Flagg. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Location

722 E. Merrimack St.
Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
42.64603, -71.28668

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 86001052. It was listed on May 14, 1986.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Andover Street Historic District
Civil War
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Raid on Chelmsford MA (King Philip's War)
1676Colonial
5.1 mi
King Philip's War – Raid on Chelmsford MA 1676
1676Colonial
5.1 mi
Chelmsford Raid
1676Colonial
5.2 mi
Raid on Billerica MA 1695
1695Colonial
6.2 mi

Questions about this property

When was Flagg-Coburn House listed on the National Register?

Flagg-Coburn House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Flagg-Coburn House?

Flagg-Coburn House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Flagg-Coburn House?

The period of significance for Flagg-Coburn House is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1926.

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