Stoneham Firestation

Stoneham Firestation
Stoneham Fire Station
Location Central and Emerson Sts., Stoneham, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°28′46″N 71°5′59″W / 42.47944°N 71.09972°WCoordinates: 42°28′46″N 71°5′59″W / 42.47944°N 71.09972°W
Built 1916
Architectural style Renaissance
Governing body Local
Part of Central Square Historic District (#89002277)
MPS Stoneham MRA
NRHP Reference # 84002831[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP April 13, 1984
Designated CP January 17, 1990

The Stoneham Firestation is a historic fire station at Central and Emerson Streets in Stoneham, Massachusetts. The two story red brick Renaissance Revival building was built in 1916, and continues to serve as the town's central fire station. Its most prominent feature is its four story hose drying tower, which is reminiscent of Italian Renaissance-era towers.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984,[1] and included as a contributing property to the Central Square Historic District in 1990.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NRHP nomination for Stoneham Firestation". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-24.