The community was first founded by Frederick Doerr but the town eventually became named after Dr. Godfrey Lowell Cabot, who founded the Cabot Academy.
Lowell, Massachusetts | Robert Lowell | John Cabot | Arthur Godfrey | Lowell | Godfrey Kneller | Henry Cabot Lodge | University of Massachusetts Lowell | Lowell Thomas | James Russell Lowell | Charles Godfrey Leland | Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. | Godfrey of Bouillon | Charles Russell Lowell, Sr. | Lowell Observatory | Godfrey | William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition | John Godfrey | Boston and Lowell Railroad | Amy Lowell | Sir Godfrey Copley, 2nd Baronet | My Man Godfrey | Meg Cabot | Lowell Institute | Lowell George | Lowell Fulson | Godfrey Reggio | Godfrey Ho | Fred Godfrey | William Lowell Putnam III |
In 1940, property owner Godfrey Lowell Cabot offered the site to the United States Navy for use as the location of its main New England dirigible base.