{"nrhp_refnum":"85001034","name":"Highland Hose House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1007 Massachusetts Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Arlington","county":"Middlesex County","state":"MA","lat":42.419962087000044,"lon":-71.16844270999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-04-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick fire station at 1007 Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington, Massachusetts, built in 1928 for the Town of Arlington to designs by George Ernest Robinson. It is still used as a fire house.","why_significant":"The building is a well-detailed Georgian Revival design that deliberately imitates several of Boston's 18th and early 19th century landmarks. It reflects a major period of suburban growth in Arlington and the town's strong municipal response to it. It also holds interior woodwork by the Theodore Schwamb Company and a bronze relief by sculptor Cyrus Dallin.","narrative":"Highland Hose House, at 1007 Massachusetts Avenue in Arlington, is a brick fire station completed in 1928 for the town. Architect George Ernest Robinson of Belmont designed it in the Georgian Revival style, borrowing deliberately from Boston landmarks. Its stepped gable ends and rounded windows recall the Old State House, the delicate cupola and gilded grasshopper weathervane echo Faneuil Hall, and the violet-paned windows copy those on Bulfinch townhouses along Boston Common. The station was one of several built in Arlington as the town became more suburban. Inside, woodwork by the Theodore Schwamb Company was that firm's first commission after it shifted from making piano cases to architectural woodworking. A bronze relief of Fire Chief Charles Goff, to whom the station was dedicated, was made by Arlington sculptor Cyrus Dallin. The building has had no major alterations and remains in use as a fire station among commercial buildings and multifamily housing.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"George Ernest Robinson","architectural_style":"Georgian Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a fire house; no major alterations recorded and the form says it retains integrity.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:11:56.515695-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/52/7916/63791652/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/85001034.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001034/c8033426a2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001034/c8033426a2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"own work","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ArlingtonMA_HighlandHoseHouse.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">own work</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ArlingtonMA_HighlandHoseHouse.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63791652","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Hose_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14715535"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/middlesex-county/highland-hose-house-85001034/"}