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United States historic place
River Street Firehouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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LocationCambridge, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′47.8″N 71°06′36.0″W / 42.363278°N 71.110000°W / 42.363278; -71.110000
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1890
ArchitectGeorge Fogerty
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPSCambridge MRA
NRHP reference No.82001973
Added to NRHPApril 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 local architect 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. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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

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References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Bainbridge Bunting (1965). "Massachusetts Historical Commission Inventory Form B: River Street Firehouse". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
  3. "River Street - Southside - Cambridgeport". City of Cambridge. 2005. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
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