Highland Hose House

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Highland Hose House
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Location Arlington, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°25′11″N71°10′8″W / 42.41972°N 71.16889°W / 42.41972; -71.16889 Coordinates: 42°25′11″N71°10′8″W / 42.41972°N 71.16889°W / 42.41972; -71.16889
Built1928
ArchitectRobinson, George Ernest
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Other
MPS Arlington MRA
NRHP reference No. 85001034 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 18, 1985

The Highland Hose House is a historic fire station at 1007 Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington, Massachusetts. The two story brick building was built in 1928 to a design by George Ernest Robinson. His Georgian Revival design emulates features found in Boston townhouses of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and its cupola and grasshopper weathervane resemble that of Faneuil Hall. The station includes a bronze relief of former Chief Charles Goff, executed by noted Arlington resident Cyrus Dallin. [2]

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for Highland Hose House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
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