Quincy Point Fire Station
Why it's listed
Quincy Point Fire Station, at 615 Washington Street, is a brick Colonial Revival building completed in 1941 and still working as a fire station. It is the third station on the site, following a Greek Revival engine house of 1844 and a Shingle Style building of 1893 that was demolished in 1940. Boston architect George Ernest Robinson, who billed himself as a specialist in fire station design, produced the plans. The T-shaped structure has a slate hip roof and a gambreled front section that recalls Quincy's 18th century gambrel-roofed houses. Details include splayed headers over the engine bays, a brick stringcourse and white trim. Inside, the glazed salmon-colored brick, rounded corners and curved watch desk give a streamlined modern look. The station was built under a city program of fire station replacement that also responded to Depression unemployment. It is listed for its architecture, its link to Robinson's work in Quincy and its place in local community development.
Significance in brief: The nomination presents it as one of the finest Colonial Revival public buildings in Quincy and as a work by Robinson, a Boston architect who specialised in fire stations. It also reflects the city's Depression-era program of replacing its fire stations. Criteria A and C are marked, with architecture and community planning and development as the areas of significance.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 93000347, listed February 18, 1994. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | 615 Washington St., Quincy |
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| County | Norfolk County |
| Listed | February 18, 1994 |
| Reference number | 93000347 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1941-1943 |
| Architect / builder | Robinson, George Earnest |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Colonial Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Architecture, Community Planning and Development |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Still in use as a fire station; it houses Engine 3 and the city's HAZMAT unit, and the form says no alterations or additions detract from its original massing. |
| Acreage | 0.2 |
| Coordinates | 42.24621, -70.97630 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 93000347.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7272174
- This listing as JSON
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