Peabody Central Fire Station

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Location Peabody, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°31′38″N70°55′52″W / 42.52722°N 70.93111°W / 42.52722; -70.93111 Coordinates: 42°31′38″N70°55′52″W / 42.52722°N 70.93111°W / 42.52722; -70.93111
Built1873
ArchitectBruce & Copeland
NRHP reference No. 79000344 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1979

The Peabody Central Fire Station is a historic fire station at 41 Lowell Street in Peabody, Massachusetts, United States. Built in 1873, the two story brick building is one of the oldest active[ citation needed ] fire stations in the state. The building has Victorian styling, with a mansard roof, and two truncated gables on its front facade. The cornice is studded with regularly spaced brackets, and a tower rises from the building's rear right corner. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [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 Peabody Central Fire Station". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-20.