Lowell’s Boat Shop - Amesbury, MA
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member wildernessmama
N 42° 50.528 W 070° 54.827
19T E 343609 N 4745060
This living history museum helps preserve the art of boatbuilding.
Waymark Code: WMVNYM
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/11/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
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This living history museum helps preserve the art of boatbuilding. It also offers classes in building dories, skiffs, and tenders. A sign on the building tells the history:

“Founded by Simeon Lowell in 1793, Lowell’s Boat Shop is the oldest continuously operating boat shop in America and is cited as the birthplace of the legendary fishing dory. Seven generations of Lowells have participated in the rich history of the boat shop. From the 1850’s to the 1910’s, Hiram Lowell and his progeny, Frederick E. and Frederick A. Lowell, brought the dory business to its peak. In the zenith year of 1911, Hiram Lowell & sons produced 2,029 boats and was considered the preeminent dory manufacturer locally, nationally, and internationally.

“In 1990 Lowell’s Boat Shop was declared a National Historic Landmark and it has been run as a nonprofit working museum since 1994. In 2007, the shop was purchased by the Lowell’s Maritime Foundation, an organization formed for the express purpose of carrying on the Lowell’s Boat Shop tradition through education, exhibits, and preservation. As the nation’s oldest continually working boat shop, Lowell’s is one of a kind and proudly stands as an icon of New England ingenuity and integrity.”
Street address:
459 Main St.
Amesbury, MA USA


County / Borough / Parish: Essex

Year listed: 1988

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Historic function: Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current function: Industry/Processing/Extraction

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
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