Pocasset Firehouse No. 7

Pocasset Firehouse No. 7 is a historic former fire station at located 1058 Pleasant Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. Built in 1873, it is one of four extant firehouses within the city designed by Boston architects Hartwell & Swasey in the Ruskinian Gothic style. The others include the Quequechan No. 1 on Prospect Street, the Massasoit No. 5 on Freedom Street, the Anawan No. 6 Firehouse on North Main Street.

Pocasset Firehouse No. 7
LocationFall River, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°41′40″N 71°8′19″W
Built1873
ArchitectHartwell & Swasey
Architectural styleGothic, Other
MPSFall River MRA
NRHP reference No.83000706 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1983

In 1895, an extension was built on the west side of the main structure to accommodate of a hook and ladder truck. A portion of the building was used as a police station. The Pocasset Firehouse was built to serve the Flint Village section of the city. It operated as a fire station until 1988, when the Flint Reney/Eastwood Fire Station opened on Eastern Avenue.[2]

The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It now privately owned, and occupied by Baker Sign Works.[3]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Reney/Eastwood Station
  3. Baker Sign Works


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