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Old Central Fire Station (Pittsfield, Massachusetts)

Buildings and structures in Pittsfield, MassachusettsDefunct fire stations in MassachusettsFire stations completed in 1895Fire stations on the National Register of Historic Places in MassachusettsHistoric district contributing properties in Massachusetts
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Old Central Fire Station, Pittsfield MA
Old Central Fire Station, Pittsfield MA

The Old Central Fire Station is a historic fire station at 66 Allen Street in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Built in 1895, it is the city's oldest surviving fire station, and a prominent local example of Romanesque architecture. The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, and was included in an expansion of Pittsfield's Park Square Historic District in 1991. It now houses offices.

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Old Central Fire Station (Pittsfield, Massachusetts)
Allen Street, Pittsfield

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Pittsfield Police Department

Allen Street 39
01201 Pittsfield
Massachusetts, United States
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Old Central Fire Station, Pittsfield MA
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Park Square Historic District (Pittsfield, Massachusetts)
Park Square Historic District (Pittsfield, Massachusetts)

The Park Square Historic District is a historic district in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The district is centered on the historic heart of Pittsfield encompassing a number city blocks adjacent to Park Square, which is at the junction of North, South, East, and West Streets. When first listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, the district encompassed the park and eight buildings that faced it, including the Old Town Hall, the county courthouse, the Berkshire Athenaeum, and the First Church of Christ. In December 1991, the boundaries were expanded to the area roughly bounded by East Housatonic, South, North and Fenn Streets, and Wendell Avenue, adding 39 buildings to the district. Notable buildings included in this extension include the present City Hall (a repurposed post office building), the Berkshire Life Insurance Company Building, the Allen Hotel, the Berkshire Museum of Art and Natural History, and the Masonic temple. Pittsfield was settled in the 1740s, and was incorporated as a proprietary settlement in 1753. It was given a town charter in 1761. Park Square, the heart of the city, was laid out in 1790 on land donated by John Chandler Williams. It was located near the town's first colonial meeting house, which was erected in 1762. The square was the site of the nation's first agricultural fair, held in 1810. In the first half of the 19th century, the community began to develop industrially, principally in the area of paper manufacturing. It became a regionally important hub due to its railroad connections in the mid-19th century, and became the shire town of Berkshire County in 1868, spurring further growth. The commercial districts around the square developed in the late 19th century as a result of this growth.