{"nrhp_refnum":"80000538","name":"Beacon Street Firehouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"108 Beacon St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Worcester","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.25457356600003,"lon":-71.80898888799999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-03-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state","local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-storey brick former fire station at 108 Beacon Street in Worcester, Massachusetts, built in 1901-1902 for the city and designed by George H. Clemence.","why_significant":"The form checks architecture and community development as its themes. It presents the building as a Renaissance Revival firehouse built for Engine Company #3, which was formed in 1835 and protected a nearby industrial area. It was constructed by Eli Belisle, described as one of Worcester's leading builders.","narrative":"Built in 1901-1902 at 108 Beacon Street in Worcester, this two-storey brick firehouse was constructed for the city's Engine Company #3, a unit formed in 1835. George H. Clemence prepared the plans and specifications for $925, and Eli Belisle, a French-Canadian immigrant and one of the city's leading builders, carried out the work at a cost of $25,600. The Renaissance Revival facade has three low-arched bays at street level, each trimmed with alternating brick and limestone voussoirs. Above them, paired arched windows sit beneath blind arches, with a limestone moulding, marble roundels and a copper cornice with dentils and modillions. A three-storey tower marks the southeast corner. The company served the residential area to the south, but its main purpose was probably protecting the large industrial district east of the building, including the Junction Shop. The building is now used as a warehouse, and some windows were covered in the 1970s.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Architect George H. Clemence; built by Eli Belisle","architectural_style":"Renaissance Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Present use is warehouse (commercial); windows were covered in the 1970s.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:53.49561-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/51/7929/63792951/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/80000538.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80000538/541018561b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80000538/541018561b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Pvmoutside","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beacon_St_Firehouse_Worcester_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Pvmoutside</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beacon_St_Firehouse_Worcester_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63792951","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beacon_Street_Firehouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4875984"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/beacon-street-firehouse-80000538/"}