Webster Street Firehouse
Webster Street Firehouse | |
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| Location | 40 Webster St., Worcester, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°14′38″N 71°50′0″W / 42.24389°N 71.83333°W |
| Built | 1893 |
| Architect | E. Boyden & Son |
| MPS | Worcester MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000480[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 5, 1980 |
The Webster Street Firehouse is a historic fire station at 40 Webster Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The brick 2+1⁄2-story building was built in 1893 to a design by the local architectural firm of E. Boyden & Son. Its main facade is visually eclectic, with yellow brick and terracotta elements, brick pilasters topped with foliate decoration, and an arched window surmounted by a tower with iron cresting. There is a central four sided tower with open belfry that is topped by a steeply pitched roof.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It was demolished circa 2000, a new fire station was built in its place.
See also
[edit]- National Register of Historic Places listings in southwestern Worcester, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Worcester County, Massachusetts
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Webster Street Firehouse". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
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- Fire stations completed in 1893
- Fire stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
- Buildings and structures in Worcester, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places in Worcester, Massachusetts
- 1893 establishments in Massachusetts
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