Engine House No. 34 (Boston, Massachusetts)

Engine House No. 34
Location 444 Western Ave., Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°21′44.2″N 71°8′28.3″W / 42.362278°N 71.141194°W / 42.362278; -71.141194Coordinates: 42°21′44.2″N 71°8′28.3″W / 42.362278°N 71.141194°W / 42.362278; -71.141194
Area 0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built 1887
Architect Charles Bateman
Architectural style Queen Anne, Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 85003375[1]
Added to NRHP October 24, 1985

Engine House No. 34 is a historic fire station at 444 Western Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts. The station, a 2-1/2 story brick and brownstone structure, was designed by Charles Bateman and built in 1888. It is one a small number of Richardsonian Romanesque structures in the Brighton neighborhood, featuring an engine entrance recessed behind a large round arch set asymmetrically on the main facade. The roof is gabled, although it has a hipped section above, with a large hipped projection to the left.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "MACRIS inventory record for Engine House No. 34". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-09-30.


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