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Harvard Avenue Fire Station

Coordinates: 42°21′18.6″N 71°7′57.1″W / 42.355167°N 71.132528°W / 42.355167; -71.132528
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Harvard Avenue Fire Station
The two walled-up engine doors are hidden behind the ivy.
Harvard Avenue Fire Station is located in Massachusetts
Harvard Avenue Fire Station
Harvard Avenue Fire Station is located in the United States
Harvard Avenue Fire Station
Location16 Harvard Ave., Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′18.6″N 71°7′57.1″W / 42.355167°N 71.132528°W / 42.355167; -71.132528
Arealess than one acre
Built1891
ArchitectHarrison H. Atwood
Part ofHarvard Avenue Historic District (ID00000415)
NRHP reference No.83000605[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 31, 1983
Designated CPApril 28, 2000

The Harvard Avenue Fire Station is a historic former fire station on 16 Harvard Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts. The station was designed in 1891 by Harrison H. Atwood, the Boston city architect who also designed the Congress Street Fire Station, It is a hip-roofed two story brick structure with Renaissance and Classical Revival elements. It was the second firehouse built on the site, and housed Engine #41 and Hook and Ladder #14.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Harvard Avenue Historic District". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved June 16, 2014.