{"nrhp_refnum":"89000540","name":"Globe Village Fire House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"West St. at Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Southbridge","county":"Worcester County","state":"MA","lat":42.079922228000044,"lon":-72.04521988599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1989-06-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Industry","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A brick fire house built in 1894 at West Street and Main Street in Globe Village, Southbridge, Massachusetts. Architect unknown; it is now used by a veterans' association.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant for its link to the expansion and development of Globe Village in the late 19th century. It is also significant for its brick Colonial Revival design. It meets criteria A and C at the local level and retains integrity.","narrative":"Built in 1894 at a cost of $9,000, this brick building at West and Main Streets in Globe Village, Southbridge, served as a fire station and is now used by a veterans' association. Its gable-front form, corner tower, gable cornice with returns, oculus window, corner pilasters, corbel table and segmental arched openings give it a simple Classical character, sometimes read as almost Greek Revival though classed as Colonial Revival. A mansard roof once capped the corner tower but was removed in the late 19th century. The brick construction relates it to nearby Greek Revival houses and to buildings of the Hamilton Woolen mill across the street. Its importance lies in the town's fire protection history. A mill-owned tub engine was the only apparatus until 1832, volunteer companies followed, and a town fire department replaced them in 1880. This fire house was the first of two built in the 1890s. It remains in good condition and retains its original location and setting.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Condition described as good; present use is a veterans' association, originally a fire station.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:13:01.567951-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/45/7934/63793445/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_MA/89000540.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000540/034f35a253-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/89000540/034f35a253-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"John Phelan","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Globe_Village_Fire_House,_Southbridge_MA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">John Phelan</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:Globe_Village_Fire_House,_Southbridge_MA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63793445","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globe_Village_Fire_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5571017"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/massachusetts/worcester-county/globe-village-fire-house-89000540/"}