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'''Massasoit Fire House No. 5''' is a historic former [[fire station]] located in [[Fall River, Massachusetts]].
'''Massasoit Fire House No. 5''' is a ''historic'' former [[fire station]] located in [[Fall River, Massachusetts]].


The building was designed by Boston architects [[Hartwell & Swasey]] and was built in 1873. This same firm also designed several other extant fire stations in [[Fall River]] during this period, including the Quequechan No. 1, Anawan No. 6 and [[Pocasset Firehouse No. 7]].<ref>[http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=FLR.114 MHC Inventory Form]</ref> The building was originally designed to also contain a police station.
The building was designed by ''Boston architects'' [[Hartwell & Swasey]] and was built in ''1873''. This same firm also designed several other extant fire stations in [[Fall River]] during this period, including the ''Quequechan No. 1'', ''Anawan No. 6'' and [[Pocasset Firehouse No. 7]].<ref>[http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=FLR.114 MHC Inventory Form]</ref> The building was originally designed to also contain a police station.


The firehouse was built to serve the Globe Village section of the city. It has since been replaced by the Globe/Kosior Fire Station on Globe Street.<ref>[http://www.fallrivermassfirebuff.com/catalog.html Kosior Fire Station]</ref>
The firehouse was built to serve the ''Globe Village section of the city''. It has since been replaced by the Globe/Kosior Fire Station on Globe Street.<ref>[http://www.fallrivermassfirebuff.com/catalog.html Kosior Fire Station]</ref>


It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1983. It now contains residential apartments.
It was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in ''1983.'' It now contains [[Apartment|residential apartments]].


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 13:57, 13 July 2023

Massasoit Fire House No. 5
Massasoit Fire House No. 5 is located in Massachusetts
Massasoit Fire House No. 5
Massasoit Fire House No. 5 is located in the United States
Massasoit Fire House No. 5
Location83 Freedom Street,
Fall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°41′22″N 71°10′9″W / 41.68944°N 71.16917°W / 41.68944; -71.16917
Built1873
ArchitectHartwell & Swasey
Architectural styleGothic
MPSFall River MRA
NRHP reference No.83000692[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1983

Massasoit Fire House No. 5 is a historic former fire station located in Fall River, Massachusetts.

The building was designed by Boston architects Hartwell & Swasey and was built in 1873. This same firm also designed several other extant fire stations in Fall River during this period, including the Quequechan No. 1, Anawan No. 6 and Pocasset Firehouse No. 7.[2] The building was originally designed to also contain a police station.

The firehouse was built to serve the Globe Village section of the city. It has since been replaced by the Globe/Kosior Fire Station on Globe Street.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It now contains residential apartments.

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ MHC Inventory Form
  3. ^ Kosior Fire Station


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