North Street Fire Station
North Street Fire Station is a building in Salem, Massachusetts, listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 6, 2013.
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Last checked October 31, 2026 - Location
- Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts
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History
The North Street Fire Station is a historic fire station at 142 North Street on the north side of Salem, Massachusetts, and one of the oldest active service fire stations in the United States. The brick Queen Anne structure was built in 1881 to a design by local architect William Dennis, and is the oldest active fire station in the city. It was the second brick fire station built by the city, its design similar to the first one, built for ward 5 in 1880 and destroyed in the Great Salem Fire of 1914. The building as designed had a single bay to house a steamer, with space for stabling horses in the rear. The upper level included a wardroom, which made the station a center for social and civic functions, such as political meetings and elections.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. The official nomination form is linked under Sources.
Other listings in Salem
- Bridge Street Neck Historic District District · listed 2002
- Crombie Street District District · listed 1983
- Essex County Court Buildings Building · listed 1976
- Essex Insitiute Historic District District · listed 1972
- Fort Lee Site · listed 1994
- Hamilton Hall Building · listed 1970
- Joseph Fenno House-Woman's Friend Society Building · listed 2008
- Monroe, Bessie, House Building · listed 1983
- Murray, William, House Building · listed 1990
- Salem Common Historic District (Boundary Increase) District · listed 2002
- Salem Diner Building · listed 1999
- Salem Maritime National Historic Site District · listed 1966
- Salem Willows Historic District (Additional Documentation) District · listed 1994
- St. Nicholas Orthodox Church and Rectory Building · listed 1994
- Ward, Joshua, House Building · listed 1978
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