National Register of Historic Places

Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic College for Boys

Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Listed
February 24, 2010
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
10000041

About this property

Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic College for Boys, also known as Saint Joseph's High School, is a historic school building at 760 Merrimack Street in Lowell, Massachusetts. The three-story brick Romanesque Revival building was built in 1892 to a design by Irish-American church architect Patrick W. Ford. The school was one of a number of Roman Catholic institutions built to serve Lowell's burgeoning French-American community, a significant portion of which had settled in "The Acre", as the neighborhood is known. In 1991 the school was merged with other local Catholic schools to form the Lowell Catholic High School. The diocese sold the building in 1997 to a local nonprofit, which converted it to residential use. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

Location

760 Merrimack St.
Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
42.65104, -71.32063

Categories

EDUCATIONARCHITECTURERELIGION
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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When was Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic College for Boys listed on the National Register?

Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic College for Boys was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 24, 2010.

What type of historic resource is Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic College for Boys?

Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic College for Boys is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic College for Boys is recorded as the industrial era.

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