Central Fire Station (Taunton, Massachusetts)

Central Fire Station (Taunton, Massachusetts)

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location= Taunton, Massachusetts
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 54
lat_seconds = 14
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 71
long_minutes = 5
long_seconds = 32
long_direction = W
locmapin = Massachusetts
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built =1869
architect= Swasey,A.E.,Jr.; Sherman,Z.
architecture= Italianate
added = July 05, 1984
governing_body = Local
mpsub=Taunton MRA
refnum=84002101cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Central Fire Station is a historic fire station at Leonard and School Streets in Taunton, Massachusetts.

The station was built in 1869 and added to the National Historic Register in 1984.

Recent history

In 2008, a $2.1 million overhaul of the Central Fire Station began. The project includes a reconstructed basement and floor system designed to handle the weight of the fire trucks. The station will also be brought into compliance for access by disabled people. [ [http://www.tauntongazette.com/homepage/x1485135990/Central-Fire-Station-in-midst-of-major-overhaul Taunton Daily Gazette, August 12, 2008] ]

ee also

*List of Registered Historic Places in Taunton, Massachusetts
*Taunton, Massachusetts

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