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.















On the National Register since 1977

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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260 places within a five-minute walk of Central Fire Station.
40 Pleasant St
The nearest neighbor is BROCKTON FIRE DEPT. (FAO, SIGNAL, FPB), 1 min walk away.
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