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Engine House No. 6 (Lawrence, Massachusetts)

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includes two truck bays, with groups of three sash windows above, and a hip-roof dormer (faced in copper) which also has three windows. The right bay has a clapboarded entrance, which was once an open porch, with an oriel window above. The truck bay openings are topped by granite lintels, and there is a granite beltcourse around the building just below their level. The north facade has a rounded bay section, affording views down the hill.
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across the street serving as a complementary municipal site. From the front the brick building appears to be 2-1/2 stories in height, but it has a full third story below due to its steeply sloping lot. The front facade is three bays wide, with the left two taken up by a projecting section that
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Engine House No. 6 is set at the top of Prospect Hill on Lawrence's northeast side. It is a densely-populated residential area, with the
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The firehouse was one of three closed due to budget concerns in 2009. It was reopened in 2012 after the city received a grant from the
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Engine House No. 6 (Lawrence, Massachusetts) is located in Massachusetts
Engine House No. 6 (Lawrence, Massachusetts) is located in the United States
Lawrence, Massachusetts
42°42′50.528″N 71°8′56.318″W / 42.71403556°N 71.14897722°W / 42.71403556; -71.14897722
John Ashton
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Lawrence, Massachusetts
John Ashton
National Register of Historic Places
Richardsonian Romanesque
John R. Rollins School
John Ashton
Federal Emergency Management Agency
National Register of Historic Places listings in Lawrence, Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service


"NRHP nomination for Engine House No. 6"
"Lawrence Reopens Fire Station Closed In 2009 Budget Cuts"
Lawrence Fire Department web site
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