Historical Marker
Lowell Gas Light Building
Historical marker location:
22 Shattuck Street, Lowell, Massachusetts
( Marker is at the intersection of Shattuck Street and Middle Street, on the left when traveling south on Shattuck Street.)
1859. 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).