Wollaston Fire Station

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Wollaston Fire Station
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Location111 Beale St., Quincy, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°15′54.9″N71°1′13.1″W / 42.265250°N 71.020306°W / 42.265250; -71.020306 Coordinates: 42°15′54.9″N71°1′13.1″W / 42.265250°N 71.020306°W / 42.265250; -71.020306
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1900
Architectural styleItalianate
MPS Quincy MRA
NRHP reference No. 89001317 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 20, 1989
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Wollaston Fire Station is a historic fire station at 111 Beale Street in Quincy, Massachusetts. The two-story brick building was built in 1900 on the site of an earlier wooden fire station, and is a fine local example of Italianate design. The tower, which dominates the structure, has a low-pitch tile roof over a corbelled eave, and an arched arcade. Its original arched bay entries have lost their original arched openings in order to accommodate large pieces of equipment. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Wollaston Fire Station". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-09.