Hydrant No. 3 House

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Hydrant No. 3 House
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Location Holliston, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°11′0″N71°26′41″W / 42.18333°N 71.44472°W / 42.18333; -71.44472
ArchitectSanger, Samuel A.
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 00000113 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 6, 2000

Hydrant No. 3 House is a historic fire station on Washington Street in the former village of Metcalf in Holliston, Massachusetts. It is referred to locally as the Metcalf Pump House. The single-story wood-frame building was built c. 1871, and was designed to house a single period fire engine. The building's principal ornamentation is its hose tower, which is topped by an Italianate-style cupola. It is the town's oldest surviving fire house, and one of only a few 19th-century municipal buildings in the town. The building remained in service until 1899. The original No. 3 engine is in storage, and was restored in 1950. The building is now maintained by volunteers. [2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [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. "NRHP nomination for Hydrant No. 3 House". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-12.