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Wannalancit Street Historic District

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The Wannalancit Street Historic District is a historic district at 14-71 Wannalancit St., and 390, 406 Pawtucket Street in Lowell, Massachusetts. This section of Wannalancit Street includes a remarkably well preserved and distinctive 19th century houses, representing a cross section of popular architectural styles of the period. The most unusual house in the district is the round Jonathan Bowers House (built 1872); the oldest building is a c. 1853 vernacular Greek Revival cottage at 22 Wannalancit Street.The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

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Wannalancit Street Historic District
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