River Street Firehouse

River Street Firehouse
Location Cambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°21′47.8″N 71°06′36.0″W / 42.363278°N 71.110000°W / 42.363278; -71.110000Coordinates: 42°21′47.8″N 71°06′36.0″W / 42.363278°N 71.110000°W / 42.363278; -71.110000
Built 1890
Architect Fogerty,George
Architectural style Queen Anne
MPS Cambridge MRA
NRHP Reference #

82001973

[1]
Added to NRHP April 13, 1982

River Street Firehouse is an historic firehouse at 176 River Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is a two-story brick building, with a hip roof and two vehicle bays. It was designed by George Fogerty in the Queen Anne style, and was completed in 1890. It has short towers with pyramidal roofs at the front corners, and has decorative herringbone brickwork.[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

The firehouse has been the home of Engine 6[3] of the Cambridge Fire Department since the building's construction.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for River Street Firehouse". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
  3. ↑ "River Street - Southside - Cambridgeport". "City of Cambridge". 2005. Retrieved 2009-03-27.


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