Institute Building

Historical marker location:

98 Middle Street, Lowell, Massachusetts

( Marker is on Middle Street west of Central Street, on the left when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 2016

ca. 1891. Downtown Lowell Historic District.

The first public school in America was established in Boston in 1635. The Boston Latin School, which is still in operation today, educated many of America's founding fathers, including John Adams, Samuel Adams, and Benjamin Franklin.