Lawrence History Center ( LHC) located in nationally registered Essex Company Complex in the downtown historic district of Lawrence, MA collects,preserves, exhibits and teaches the immigrant,labor and textile history of Lawrence, MA. The LHC also serves as the cultural venue on historic Essex Street.Enclosed within a massive brick wall the complex includes the carpenter shop, forge, stable, warehouse and sheds and main office building of the creators and developers ( the Essex Company) of Lawrence, MA. The papers created and held by the Essex Company are still housed in their original location.