{"nrhp_refnum":"83000605","name":"Harvard Avenue Fire Station","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"16 Harvard Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Boston","county":"Suffolk County","state":"MA","lat":42.355440342000065,"lon":-71.13234581699999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-03-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, classically inspired brick fire station at 16 Harvard Avenue in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, built in 1891 for the City of Boston to a design by City Architect Harrison H. Atwood and constructed by R.R. Mayers & Co.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the station is a fine example of late nineteenth-century classically inspired civic architecture and a unique example of its type in Allston. It represents the work of City Architect Harrison H. Atwood and is one of the last fifteen surviving nineteenth-century city fire stations built for horse-drawn equipment. It is also cited for its role in community development and its high state of preservation.","narrative":"Built in 1891 for the City of Boston, this fire station at 16 Harvard Avenue in Allston was designed by City Architect Harrison H. Atwood and constructed by R.R. Mayers & Co. It is a two-story building of Roman-yellow brick with limestone trim, a slate hipped roof with dormers and a monitor, and classical details such as corner pilasters, consoles, and a modillion cornice with egg-and-dart motifs. Inside, the stairway, lockers, dormitories and offices remain largely intact, though the slide-poles are gone. Alterations include garage-type front doors and a reinforced concrete floor slab added around 1946-47. The station was listed as a well-preserved survivor of the horse-drawn era, one of the last fifteen nineteenth-century city fire stations of that type, and the only one of its kind in Allston. It also reflects the municipal work of Atwood, who served as Boston City Architect from 1889 to 1891, and it contributed to local community development.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899 (specific date 1891)","architect_builder":"Harrison H. Atwood (City Architect); R.R. Mayers & Co., builder","architectural_style":"Classically inspired civic architecture","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Form lists the property as occupied, with work in progress; it retains most upper-floor interiors, with the slide-poles missing and garage-type front doors added.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:57.097478-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/81/7968/63796881/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/83000605.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000605/c938d9a07d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83000605/c938d9a07d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Jameslwoodward","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harvard_Avenue_Fire_Station_Boston_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jameslwoodward</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:Harvard_Avenue_Fire_Station_Boston_MA.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"00000415","name":"Harvard Avenue Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/massachusetts/harvard-avenue-historic-district-00000415/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63796881","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_Avenue_Fire_Station","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5676273"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/suffolk-county/harvard-avenue-fire-station-83000605/"}