Congress Street Fire Station

The Congress Street Fire Station, now known as the Boston Fire Museum, is an historic fire station at 344 Congress Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Congress Street Fire Station
Congress Street Fire Station is located in Boston
Congress Street Fire Station
Congress Street Fire Station is located in Massachusetts
Congress Street Fire Station
Congress Street Fire Station is located in the United States
Congress Street Fire Station
Location344 Congress St., Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′2.7″N 71°2′55.8″W
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 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

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


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