Pocasset Firehouse No. 7

Coordinates: 41°41′40″N 71°8′19″W / 41.69444°N 71.13861°W / 41.69444; -71.13861
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Pocasset Firehouse No. 7
Pocasset Firehouse No. 7 is located in Massachusetts
Pocasset Firehouse No. 7
Pocasset Firehouse No. 7 is located in the United States
Pocasset Firehouse No. 7
Location1058 Pleasant Street,
Fall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°41′40″N 71°8′19″W / 41.69444°N 71.13861°W / 41.69444; -71.13861
Built1873
ArchitectHartwell & Swasey
Architectural styleGothic
MPSFall River MRA
NRHP reference No.83000706[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1983

Pocasset Firehouse No. 7 is a historic former fire station in Fall River, Massachusetts. Built in 1873, it is one of four extant firehouses within the city designed by Boston architects Hartwell & Swasey in the Ruskinian Gothic style. The others include the Quequechan No. 1 on Prospect Street, the Massasoit No. 5 on Freedom Street, the Anawan No. 6 Firehouse on North Main Street.

In 1895, an extension was built on the west side of the main structure to accommodate of a hook and ladder truck. A portion of the building was used as a police station. The Pocasset Firehouse was built to serve the Flint Village section of the city. It operated as a fire station until 1988, when the Flint Reney/Eastwood Fire Station opened on Eastern Avenue.[2]

The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It now privately owned, and occupied by Baker Sign Works.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Reney/Eastwood Station
  3. ^ Baker Sign Works