The Congress Street Fire Station, now known as the Boston Fire Museum, is an historic
fire station at 344
Congress Street in
Boston, Massachusetts.
The
Romanesque style
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe characterized by semi-circular arches. There is no consensus for the beginning date of the Romanesque style, with proposals ranging from the 6th to the 11th century, this later ...
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.
The building was added to 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 ...
in 1987,
and was included in the
Fort Point Channel Historic District
The Fort Point Channel Historic District is an historic district located along Congress, Summer and A streets in South Boston on the south side of Fort Point Channel.
The district includes the Boston Children's Museum (pictured, right), locat ...
in 2004.
[ It now serves as the Boston Fire Museum.
]
See also
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References
External links
Boston Fire Museum
- official website
Fire stations completed in 1891
Fire stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Buildings and structures in Boston
Museums in Boston
Defunct fire stations in Massachusetts
Financial District, Boston
Firefighting museums in Massachusetts
1891 establishments in Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places in Boston
Historic district contributing properties in Massachusetts
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