67:
887:
92:
899:
431:
50:
876:
259:
pyramidal roof. It has two garage bays set in rectangular openings, topped by sandstone lintels, with a pedestrian entrance to their right. That entrance has a Beaux Arts style surround, with rosettes decorating the trim elements, and a gabled pediment above. The second floor has four paired sash windows set in rectangular openings. The roof eave is studded with heavy brackets.
99:
74:
258:
The former
Providence Street firehouse stands on the west side of Providence Street, in a predominantly residential area southeast of the city's downtown. It is a 2-1/2 story brick building, rectangular in plan, with a hip roof and a square tower on the north side. The tower is topped by a
270:
The building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Engine 12 and Ladder 5 ran out of this station until 2009. Worcester Emergency Medical Services took over the station, providing space for Paramedic 1 and Paramedic 4, and for a training facility.
514:
822:
817:
929:
812:
445:
280:
510:
490:
485:
480:
450:
500:
470:
372:
505:
495:
475:
455:
844:
465:
460:
849:
797:
677:
631:
564:
727:
702:
662:
590:
559:
538:
949:
807:
743:
712:
667:
652:
647:
802:
707:
697:
600:
717:
692:
682:
657:
610:
595:
585:
569:
543:
266:
and was built in 1899 to serve what was then a rapidly developing neighborhood. Although similar in size and scale to other period firestations in the city, this one is distinctive for its heavy Beaux Arts decoration.
753:
748:
722:
687:
672:
615:
605:
365:
779:
774:
879:
381:
358:
939:
769:
854:
934:
420:
410:
944:
66:
954:
859:
132:
891:
91:
924:
405:
310:
247:
36:
193:
200:
239:
120:
350:
243:
400:
415:
395:
315:
903:
263:
183:
205:
49:
218:
918:
281:
National
Register of Historic Places listings in eastern Worcester, Massachusetts
332:
147:
134:
430:
930:
Fire stations on the
National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
242:. Built in 1899, it is unusual among the city's firehouses for its
305:
250:
in 1980, now houses
Worcester Emergency Medical Services (WEMS).
950:
National
Register of Historic Places in Worcester, Massachusetts
354:
238:
is a historic former firestation at 98 Providence Street in
382:
U.S. National
Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
940:
Buildings and structures in
Worcester, Massachusetts
837:
790:
762:
736:
640:
624:
578:
552:
531:
524:
438:
411:
History of the
National Register of Historic Places
388:
224:
211:
199:
189:
179:
171:
163:
126:
115:
98:
73:
333:"NRHP nomination for Providence Street Firehouse"
892:National Register of Historic Places portal
366:
8:
54:Providence Street Firehouse building in 2011
935:Neoclassical architecture in Massachusetts
528:
373:
359:
351:
48:
37:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
292:
945:Defunct fire stations in Massachusetts
327:
325:
306:"National Register Information System"
300:
298:
296:
246:stylings. The building, listed on the
20:
7:
955:1899 establishments in Massachusetts
311:National Register of Historic Places
248:National Register of Historic Places
14:
897:
885:
875:
874:
429:
97:
90:
72:
65:
925:Fire stations completed in 1899
335:. Commonwealth of Massachusetts
213:
1:
262:The building was designed by
106:Show map of the United States
18:United States historic place
855:National Historic Landmarks
236:Providence Street Firehouse
29:Providence Street Firehouse
971:
850:Cape Cod National Seashore
870:
427:
212:NRHP reference
167:0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
81:Show map of Massachusetts
59:
47:
43:
34:
27:
23:
904:United States portal
240:Worcester, Massachusetts
190:Architectural style
121:Worcester, Massachusetts
254:Description and history
401:Keeper of the Register
416:National Park Service
396:Contributing property
316:National Park Service
148:42.25111°N 71.79333°W
153:42.25111; -71.79333
144: /
119:98 Providence St.,
264:Earle & Fisher
184:Earle & Fisher
912:
911:
833:
832:
532:Barnstable County
406:Historic district
232:
231:
194:Classical Revival
962:
902:
901:
900:
890:
889:
888:
878:
877:
791:Worcester County
641:Middlesex County
529:
433:
375:
368:
361:
352:
345:
344:
342:
340:
329:
320:
319:
302:
215:
159:
158:
156:
155:
154:
149:
145:
142:
141:
140:
137:
107:
101:
100:
94:
82:
76:
75:
69:
52:
21:
970:
969:
965:
964:
963:
961:
960:
959:
915:
914:
913:
908:
898:
896:
886:
884:
866:
829:
786:
758:
732:
636:
620:
574:
548:
520:
439:Lists by county
434:
425:
384:
379:
349:
348:
338:
336:
331:
330:
323:
318:. July 9, 2010.
304:
303:
294:
289:
277:
256:
152:
150:
146:
143:
138:
135:
133:
131:
130:
111:
110:
109:
108:
105:
104:
103:
102:
85:
84:
83:
80:
79:
78:
77:
55:
39:
30:
19:
12:
11:
5:
968:
966:
958:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
917:
916:
910:
909:
907:
906:
894:
882:
871:
868:
867:
865:
864:
863:
862:
852:
847:
841:
839:
835:
834:
831:
830:
828:
827:
826:
825:
820:
815:
805:
800:
794:
792:
788:
787:
785:
784:
783:
782:
777:
766:
764:
763:Suffolk County
760:
759:
757:
756:
751:
746:
740:
738:
737:Norfolk County
734:
733:
731:
730:
725:
720:
715:
710:
705:
700:
695:
690:
685:
680:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
644:
642:
638:
637:
635:
634:
628:
626:
625:Hampden County
622:
621:
619:
618:
613:
608:
603:
598:
593:
588:
582:
580:
576:
575:
573:
572:
567:
562:
556:
554:
553:Bristol County
550:
549:
547:
546:
541:
535:
533:
526:
522:
521:
519:
518:
508:
503:
498:
493:
488:
483:
478:
473:
468:
463:
458:
453:
448:
442:
440:
436:
435:
428:
426:
424:
423:
421:Property types
418:
413:
408:
403:
398:
392:
390:
386:
385:
380:
378:
377:
370:
363:
355:
347:
346:
321:
291:
290:
288:
285:
284:
283:
276:
273:
255:
252:
230:
229:
226:
222:
221:
216:
209:
208:
203:
197:
196:
191:
187:
186:
181:
177:
176:
173:
169:
168:
165:
161:
160:
128:
124:
123:
117:
113:
112:
96:
95:
89:
88:
87:
86:
71:
70:
64:
63:
62:
61:
60:
57:
56:
53:
45:
44:
41:
40:
35:
32:
31:
28:
25:
24:
17:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
967:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
922:
920:
905:
895:
893:
883:
881:
873:
872:
869:
861:
858:
857:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
842:
840:
836:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
810:
809:
806:
804:
801:
799:
796:
795:
793:
789:
781:
778:
776:
773:
772:
771:
768:
767:
765:
761:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
741:
739:
735:
729:
726:
724:
721:
719:
716:
714:
711:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
696:
694:
691:
689:
686:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
646:
645:
643:
639:
633:
630:
629:
627:
623:
617:
614:
612:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
583:
581:
577:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
557:
555:
551:
545:
542:
540:
537:
536:
534:
530:
527:
525:Lists by city
523:
516:
512:
509:
507:
504:
502:
499:
497:
494:
492:
489:
487:
484:
482:
479:
477:
474:
472:
469:
467:
464:
462:
459:
457:
454:
452:
449:
447:
444:
443:
441:
437:
432:
422:
419:
417:
414:
412:
409:
407:
404:
402:
399:
397:
394:
393:
391:
387:
383:
376:
371:
369:
364:
362:
357:
356:
353:
334:
328:
326:
322:
317:
313:
312:
307:
301:
299:
297:
293:
286:
282:
279:
278:
274:
272:
268:
265:
260:
253:
251:
249:
245:
241:
237:
228:March 5, 1980
227:
225:Added to NRHP
223:
220:
217:
210:
207:
206:Worcester MRA
204:
202:
198:
195:
192:
188:
185:
182:
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
157:
129:
125:
122:
118:
114:
93:
68:
58:
51:
46:
42:
38:
33:
26:
22:
16:
823:southwestern
818:northwestern
579:Essex County
337:. Retrieved
309:
269:
261:
257:
235:
233:
15:
838:Other lists
798:Southbridge
678:Marlborough
632:Springfield
565:New Bedford
151: /
127:Coordinates
919:Categories
728:Winchester
703:Somerville
663:Framingham
591:Gloucester
560:Fall River
539:Barnstable
446:Barnstable
287:References
244:Beaux Arts
139:71°47′36″W
808:Worcester
744:Brookline
713:Wakefield
668:Lexington
653:Cambridge
648:Arlington
511:Worcester
491:Nantucket
486:Middlesex
481:Hampshire
451:Berkshire
339:April 23,
180:Architect
136:42°15′4″N
880:Category
803:Uxbridge
780:southern
775:northern
708:Stoneham
698:Sherborn
601:Lawrence
515:northern
501:Plymouth
471:Franklin
275:See also
219:80000553
116:Location
845:Bridges
813:eastern
718:Waltham
693:Reading
683:Medford
658:Concord
611:Methuen
596:Ipswich
586:Andover
570:Taunton
544:Harwich
506:Suffolk
496:Norfolk
476:Hampden
456:Bristol
860:Boston
770:Boston
754:Quincy
749:Milton
723:Weston
688:Newton
673:Lowell
389:Topics
616:Salem
466:Essex
461:Dukes
172:Built
606:Lynn
341:2014
234:The
175:1899
164:Area
214:No.
201:MPS
921::
324:^
314:.
308:.
295:^
517:)
513:(
374:e
367:t
360:v
343:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.