Lowell Town
Lowell Town Hall is located at 501 East Main Street, Lowell, IN 46356.
Phone: 219‑696‑7794.
Neighborhoods
- Bainbridge Estates
- Bel Aire Estates
- Bonnie Lakes Estates
- Brookwood
- Burnham
- Carriage Crossing
- Castlebrook
- Chestnut Acres
- Dahl Estates
- Deere Acres
- Driftwood
- Dwyers Addition
- East View Terrace
- Eastdale Estates
- Eastland Estates
- Eastview Terrace
- Farmington Meadows
- Fetsch Estates
- Freedom Springs
- Goose Bay
- Goose Bay Estates
- Gwens Cove
- Halsteads
- Heather Cove
- Heritage Falls
- Hickory Lane
- Highland Addition
- Hillside Manor
- Hilltop
- Holiday Heights
- Indian Heights
- Indian Meadows
- Kankakee Acres
- Malibu Woods
- Meadowbrook
- Meadowdale
- Meadows of Cedar Creek
- Meadows of Cedar Lake
- Meanwhile Acres
- Misty Glen
- Misty Hill Estates
- Misty Hills
- Northbrook Estates
- Oaks of Cedar Creek
- Pine Ridge
- Pristine Woods
- Rolling Meadows
- Singleton Estates
- Skokie
- Spring Run
- The Preserves
- Thorn Meadow Estates
- Timber Springs
- Tucson
- Twin Lakes
- Union Addition
- Valley View Acres
- Village Green
- West Creek Sunrise
- Westdale Estates
- Westridge Estates
- Whitetail Acres
- Wildflower Meadows
- Wildwood Shores
- Woodland Hlls
- Woodland Manor
- Zunica Addition
Beginnings [1]
- 1835—Samuel Halstead made claim to the area. His cabin was the first building in Lowell
- 1843—First outlet post office was established near Lowell High School
- 1848—M.A. Halstead erects a saw mill on the property known as "Mill Seat"
- 1852—First grade school building constructed; also doubled as a church (located at the intersection of Clark St. and Commercial Ave.)
- 1852—Jonah Thorn opens the first business, a small hotel, general store, and tavern in Lowell
- 1853—M. A. Halstead constructs a flour mill (located on Jefferson Street); the mill was powered by water from the dam located on Main Street and was in use for approximately fifteen years.
- 1855—A clothing and general store was opened on Commercial Ave.
- 1860—Perry Clark opened a brickyard on the north side of Main Street.
- 1861—The "Union House" hotel was opened in old school house
- 1862—Brick school house constructed at the intersection of Main and Union streets (cost $8,000); the school was considered the largest and best school in the county
- 1864—Lowell begins its first daily mail service
- 1864—Stagecoach routes between Lowell and Crown Point started
- 1868—The largest building was erected; three stories high, it served as a wool mill and later a grist mill (cost $8,000)
- 1869—First Town Marshall was appointed.
- 1872—The Lowell Star was published by E.R. Beebe (or Beebie)
- 1880—The Monon Rail line constructed through Lowell and connected the city to Louisville, New Albany, and Chicago
- 1881—A grain elevator and grist mill constructed across from the depot
- 1885—The Lowell Tribune established
- 1896—In November, the men of Lowell organized a cooperative group to protect their properties in the event of a fire
- 1898—On October 4th a fire destroyed many Lowell businesses on the north side of Commercial Ave.
- 1898—Town Marshall begins day and night watches for fire protection in the business district
- 1904—First state charter received for Volunteer Fire Department
- 1904—Small library contains 500 books
- 1915—High school built on Oakley Street (now part of middle school)
- 1916—First fire truck purchased
- 1917—Lowell Library organized
- 1920—The first public library was established and a Carnegie library building was built on the town square
- Ball State University Community Based Projects for the Town of Lowell, Town of Lowell Comprehensive Plan, 0000, www.lowell.net, accessed April, 2014.