| 词条 | Jerathmell Bowers House |
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| name =Jerathmell Bowers House | nrhp_type = | image = Jerathmell Bowers House.jpg | caption = | location= 150 Wood St., Lowell, Massachusetts | coordinates = {{coord|42|37|50|N|71|21|19|W|display=inline,title}} | locmapin = Massachusetts#USA | area ={{convert|3|acre|ha}} (since subdivided) | built ={{start date|early 19th century}} | architecture= Other, Colonial | added = January 28, 1994 | refnum=93001588[1] | governing_body = Private The Jerathmell Bowers House is a historic house, built circa 1673, at 150 Wood Street in Lowell, Massachusetts. It is the oldest known home in Lowell. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1] Description and historyThe Jerathmell Bowers House stands in western Lowell, on the east side of Wood Street north of its junction with Westford Street. It is a 1-1/2 story Cape style house, with a gabled roof, central brick chimney, and clapboarded exterior. It is oriented with the gable end facing the street and the main facade facing south. The facade is five bays wide, with two windows on either side of a central entrance. All of these elements are placed asymmetrically, with the entrance slightly right of center. To the left of the main block is an early 19th-century three-season sunroom, and older ells (of 18th and 19th-century construction) extend to the right and back. The interior of the main block has a typical colonial-era four-room center-chimney layout, with the doorway leading into a narrow vestibule with a winding staircase providing access to the attic level.[3] The exact construction history of the earliest portions of the house is not known with certainty, though architectural details are consistent with an early 19th century date of construction.[3] Jerathmell Bowers, a native of Cambridge, Massachusetts, purchased land in what was then Chelmsford in 1670 or 1671. His son's birth was recorded in Chelmsford in 1673, suggesting that at least part of this house was standing then. Visible architectural details do not support an early date of construction (traditionally 1671), though further investigation of the structure could provide that evidence.[2] By the 1800s, the farm covered about {{convert|150|acre|ha}}.[6] Jerathmell Bowers was a prominent local citizen, serving as a selectman and militia leader. He also operated a distillery here.[2][6][3] During the early colonial period of Chelmsford, it was one of 19 garrison houses used for refuge by citizens during attacks by Native American tribes.[3] The area where the house stands became part of Lowell in the late 1820s, following the early development of mills on the Merrimack River. The house remained in the hands of Bowers descendants at least until the property was listed on the National Register in 1994.[2] In 2013 there was a proposal to tear down the house to make more room for a new commercial building. The entrance to the new building was proposed to be where this house is located.[4] After advocating to keep the house, by the Lowell Heritage Partnership and Lowell Historical Society, the decision was made to save and stabilize the house. In November 2015 it was reported that the developers of the neighboring shopping center are going to start restoring the home in spring 2016.[5] See also
References1. ^1 {{NRISref|2008a}} {{commonscat|Jerathmell Bowers House}}{{National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts}}2. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|url=http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=LOW.1|title=MACRIS inventory record for Jerathmell Bowers House|publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts|accessdate=2014-03-31}} 3. ^1 {{Cite book|title = Quaint Bits of Lowell History; a Few Interesting Stories of Earlier Days|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=I-FsQwAACAAJ&dq=Quaint+Bits+of+Lowell+History&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDv9DugMrJAhUEMj4KHfiSDUkQ6AEIHDAA|publisher = General Books LLC|date = 2010-01-01|isbn = 9781152216617|language = en|first = Sara Swan|last = Griffin}} 4. ^{{cite news |last=Moran |first=Lyle |date=2013-12-02 |title=The Past vs. the Future: Lowell resident opposes razing city's oldest building for bank branch|url=http://www.lowellsun.com/news/ci_24636544/past-vs-future-lowell-resident-opposes-razing-citys |newspaper=Lowell Sun |location=Lowell, MA |accessdate=2014-07-16 }} 5. ^1 2 {{Cite web|title = Lowell's Historic Bowers House at crossroads|url = http://www.lowellsun.com/local/ci_29169109/lowells-historic-bowers-house-at-crossroads|website = www.lowellsun.com|accessdate = 2015-12-07}} 5 : Houses completed in 1673|Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, Massachusetts|Houses in Lowell, Massachusetts|1673 establishments in Massachusetts|National Register of Historic Places in Lowell, Massachusetts |
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