Engine House No. 34 (Boston, Massachusetts) Explained

Engine House No. 34
Location:444 Western Ave.
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates:42.3623°N -71.1412°W
Built:1887
Architect:Charles J. Bateman
Architecture:Queen Anne
Richardson Romanesque
Added:October 24, 1985
Refnum:85003375

Engine House No. 34 is a historic fire station at 444 Western Avenue near the corner of Waverly Street in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The station, a -story brick and brownstone structure, was designed by Charles J. Bateman and built in 1888. It is one of a small number of Richardson Romanesque structures in the neighborhood, and features an engine entrance recessed behind a large round arch set asymmetrically on the main facade. The roof is gabled, although it has a hipped section above, with a large hipped projection to the left.[1]

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: MACRIS inventory record for Engine House No. 34. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. September 30, 2014.