The house built from its own owner's quarry

Jonathan Bowers commissioned a circular masonry building in 1872 on Wannalancit Street in Lowell, Massachusetts. The house is built out of locally quarried granite and features Second Empire styling, utilizing the granite from his own quarry and the woodwork from his own sawmill.

The structure sits at the top of a low rise, standing 2+1⁄2 stories in height. It is topped by a mansard roof with fish-scale slate shingles and a circular chimney. At the center of the roof is a circular cupola with a belvedere, surrounded by pedimented gable dormers.

Bowers was a man of diverse interests, owning a sawmill, a quarry, and even an amusement park in nearby Tyngsborough. He occupied the house until 1879, after which it was owned by a dealer in plumbing and metals. From 1919 to 1924, it was owned by the Club Lafayette, a French-American social club.

Today, the house remains one of Lowell's most unusual architectural landmarks. It has served as a residence and a small law office, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

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