{"nrhp_refnum":"82001979","name":"Taylor Square Firehouse","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"113 Garden St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Cambridge","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.38412299400005,"lon":-71.12991585699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-04-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A municipal firehouse at 113 Garden Street in Taylor Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, designed in 1904 by architect Charles Greco and built of brick on a triangular lot.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as an architecturally notable firehouse combining elements of several exotic styles within a standard plan. It is one of six firehouses built around the turn of the century by different architects, and it is judged the most accomplished of the group. Only this station was nominated for that reason.","narrative":"Taylor Square Firehouse, at 113 Garden Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a brick fire station designed in 1904 by Charles Greco, a prolific local architect whose other area work includes the Main Post Office (1932) and many residences and schools. The building sits on a triangular lot and follows a functional, standard plan, but its decoration draws on several exotic styles. A tower and a boldly projecting cornice carry large scalloped wooden brackets, which the form relates somewhat to the California Bungalow style. Patterned brickwork enlivens the parapet, and Neo-Moorish arches mark the engine bays. It is one of six firehouses built within a few years of one another at the turn of the twentieth century, each by a different architect. The station was judged the most accomplished of these, which is why it alone was put forward for listing. It was built for the City of Cambridge, which still owns it, and it remains a firehouse. The form records no alterations.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Charles Greco","architectural_style":"neo-Moorish","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Listed as a firehouse in present use; owned by the City of Cambridge. The form records no alterations and no move.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:54.670961-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/56/7905/63790556/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/82001979.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001979/42d0f5a8d2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001979/42d0f5a8d2-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Daderot","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Taylor_Square_Firehouse_-_113_Garden_Street,_Cambridge,_MA_-_IMG_4064.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Daderot</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Taylor_Square_Firehouse_-_113_Garden_Street,_Cambridge,_MA_-_IMG_4064.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63790556","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Square_Firehouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7690135"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/taylor-square-firehouse-82001979/"}