Congress Street Fire Station

Coordinates: 42°21′2.7″N 71°2′55.8″W / 42.350750°N 71.048833°W / 42.350750; -71.048833
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Congress Street Fire Station
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′2.7″N 71°2′55.8″W / 42.350750°N 71.048833°W / 42.350750; -71.048833
Arealess than one acre
Built1891
ArchitectHarrison H. Atwood
Architectural styleRomanesque, Panel Brick
Part ofFort Point Channel Historic District (ID04000959)
NRHP reference No.87001396[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 03, 1987
Designated CPSeptember 10, 2004

The Congress Street Fire Station, now known as the Boston Fire Museum, is an historic

Boston, Massachusetts
.

The Romanesque style station was designed by Harrison H. Atwood, then the city architect, and constructed in 1891. It is distinctive for its early use, within this style, of light-colored brick, and features a rusticated ground level and progressively more refined detailing as it rises.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987,[1] and was included in the Fort Point Channel Historic District in 2004.[2] It now serves as the Boston Fire Museum.

See also

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in northern Boston, Massachusetts

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Fort Point Channel Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved June 1, 2014.

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