The Chemical Firehouse, 1886
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Shorelander
N 42° 20.728 W 071° 06.401
19T E 326472 N 4690283
A former firehouse now used as an Art Center in Brookline.
Waymark Code: WM1G6D
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2007
Views: 54
This marker reads:
"In 1879, property owners in the Longwood area organized a fire department to protect their buildings. Its first headquarters was in a stable, but after it became a chemical engine company that used chemical extinguishers, a new, safer building was commissioned from the noted Boston architectual firm Peabody & Stearns. The downstairs of this shingle-style building housed horses and the chemical engine; the driver and his family lived upstairs. The adjoining park was the site of the Longwood School (demolished 1939)."
Currently, the building, on Monmouth near St Marys, is home to the Brookline Arts Center.
Agency Responsible for Placement: Brookline Historical Society
Year Placed: 2005
County: Norfolk
City/Town Name: Brookline
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Not listed
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