Engine House No. 34 (Boston, Massachusetts)

Engine House No. 34 is a historic fire station at 444 Western Avenue near the corner of Waverly Street in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The station, a 2+12-story brick and brownstone structure, was designed by Charles J. Bateman and built in 1888. It is one of a small number of Richardson Romanesque structures in the neighborhood, and features an engine entrance recessed behind a large round arch set asymmetrically on the main facade. The roof is gabled, although it has a hipped section above, with a large hipped projection to the left.[2]

Engine House No. 34
Engine House No. 34 (Boston, Massachusetts) is located in Massachusetts
Engine House No. 34 (Boston, Massachusetts)
Engine House No. 34 (Boston, Massachusetts) is located in the United States
Engine House No. 34 (Boston, Massachusetts)
Location444 Western Ave.
Boston, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′44.2″N 71°8′28.3″W / 42.362278°N 71.141194°W / 42.362278; -71.141194
Built1887
ArchitectCharles J. Bateman
Architectural styleQueen Anne
Richardson Romanesque
NRHP reference No.85003375[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 24, 1985

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Engine House No. 34". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved September 30, 2014.