W.H. Parker Building

Historical marker location:

19 Paige Street, Lowell, Massachusetts

( Marker is on Paige Street east of Kirk Street, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2016

ca. 1896. Downtown Lowell Historic District.

The Great Boston Fire of 1872 was one of the most destructive fires in American history. It destroyed 65 acres of downtown Boston, including 776 buildings and caused $73.5 million in damage (equivalent to over $1.5 billion today).