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📜 History & landmarks · Landmark and historical building

Central Fire Station

A landmark on Pleasant St, in the middle of things: 260 places within a five-minute walk. One of 33 history & landmarks in Brockton.

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On the National Register since 1977

Central Fire Station

Central Fire Station

Central Fire Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 25, 1977. It is significant for its architecture and invention at the local level. Its architecture is described as Second Empire.

The Central Fire Station is a historic fire station on 40 Pleasant Street in Brockton, Massachusetts. Built in 1884–85, the three-story brick mansard-roofed Second Empire building included several "firsts". It was the first brick firehouse in the city, and it was the nation's first firehouse to be electrified, receiving its power via an underground cable from a nearby power plant that had been built under the supe…

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Cultural And Historic › Historic Site
Structure And GeographyFire Protection Service
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260 places within a five-minute walk of Central Fire Station.

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40 Pleasant St

The nearest neighbor is BROCKTON FIRE DEPT. (FAO, SIGNAL, FPB), 1 min walk away.

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Address40 Pleasant St · 02301-3922
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Address
40 Pleasant St
Hours
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Phone
(508) 588-0585
Website
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Fire_Station_
Status
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.

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