Belvidere Hill Historic District

The Belvidere Hill Historic District encompasses a residential area on the east side of Lowell, Massachusetts known for its fine 19th-century houses.

The area, roughly bounded by Wyman, Belmont, Fairview, and Nesmith Streets, was developed beginning in the 1850s, and was one of the finest neighborhoods in the city, home to many of its business and civic leaders.

In 1849, the Proprietors of Locks and Canals purchased land at the top of what was then called Lynde's Hill, and built a reservoir in order to provide water pressure to the city's industries when the power canals were drained for maintenance.

Fairmount Road, built to facilitate construction of the reservoir, also became a spur to the hill's residential development.

[2] The historic district is roughly bounded by Wyman, Belmont, Fairview, and Nesmith Streets.