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Engine House No. 6
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National Register of Historic Places

Engine House No. 6

On the National Register since 200422 years
Colonial RevivalListed 2004Lawrence
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About Engine House No. 6

Engine House No. 6, at 480 Howard St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 2, 2004. The Register lists it for its architecture and town planning, at the local level. It describes its style as Colonial Revival, as it does for 534 other Massachusetts listings.

Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 85 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1895 to today

  1. 1895Built, designed by John Ashton
  2. 2004Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 22 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

480 Howard St., Lawrence · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Engine House No. 6Start here
  2. 2Rollins, John R., SchoolRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 1892 · next door
  3. 3Buildings at 24-30 Summer St.Panel Brick · Built 1877 · 0.4 mi on
  4. 4Essex Company Machine ShopBuilt 1846 · next door
  5. 5Mechanics Block Historic DistrictItalianate · next door
Around it

16 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DMechanics Block Historic District (Boundary Increase)District0.4 miBEssex Company Offices and YardBuilt 18830.5 miBGrace Episcopal ChurchBuilt 18520.5 miDJackson Terrace Historic DistrictItalianate0.5 miDDowntown Lawrence Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.6 miDWood Worsted MillLate Victorian0.7 miStNorth CanalStructure0.7 miDNorth Canal Historic District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival0.7 miDNorth Canal Historic DistrictRenaissance0.7 miDAmerican Woolen Company TownhousesColonial Revival0.8 miBGleason BuildingRomanesque · Built 18910.8 miBTerence Dolan HouseGeorgian Revival · Built 19000.9 miDAmerican Woolen Mill Housing DistrictQueen Anne1 miBOld Public LibraryRomanesque · Built 18921 miBAbbot-Baker HouseFirst Period · Built 16851 miBHouse at 4 Birch AvenueBungalow · Built 19101 mi
More like it

Colonial Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Colonial Revival.

American Woolen Company Townhouses0.8 mi away
American Woolen Mill Housing District1 mi away
Urias Hardy HouseBuilt 1900 · 1.7 mi away
Sacred Heart Parish Complex1.8 mi away

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Questions about Engine House No. 6

Is Engine House No. 6 on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 2, 2004 (Register number 04000533).

Is Engine House No. 6 a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Lowell Locks and Canals Historic District, 9.6 miles away.

Can you visit Engine House No. 6?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Engine House No. 6?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 85 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63794798 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.