Bangor Fire Engine House No. 6
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The Bangor Fire Engine House No. 6 is a historic former fire station at 284 Center Street in Bangor,
Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...
. Built in 1902, it is a high quality local example of Beaux Arts architecture, and is one of a series of important public commissions by local architect
Wilfred E. Mansur Wilfred E. Mansur (1855–1921) was the most prominent architect in late 19th and early 20th century Bangor, Maine. Life and career He designed many private and municipal buildings, including the Penobscot County Courthouse and at least seven sc ...
. The building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
on April 7, 1988.


Description and history

The former Bangor Fire Engine House No. 6 is located in a predominantly residential area north of downtown Bangor, at the northwest corner of Center and Montgomery Streets. It is a rectangular two story building, built out of brick and stone, and topped by slightly flared hip roof with the square base of a now-removed cupola at its center. The first floor is brick with brick quoining at the corners. The second floor is finished in stuccoed brick, with brick quoining at the corners and on the sides of the window openings. The first-floor street-facing openings are set in rounded-arch openings, with two former equipment bay entrances facing Center Street, and a central pedestrian entrance bay facing Montgomery. One of the equipment bays has been adapted to house a second pedestrian entrance. The fire house was built in 1902, and was one of a series of public commissions by architect Wilfred E. Mansur that include the listed Bangor Hose House No. 5, and some of the city's schools. Built in the days when fire equipment was drawn by horses, it served as a fire station until 1987. At the time of its National Register listing in 1988, it had been converted to commercial use.


See also

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Penobscot County, Maine This is a list of properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Penobscot County, Maine. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Penobscot County, Maine, ...


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