Leonard and School Sts., Taunton, Massachusetts. County/parish: Bristol.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 05, 1984. NRIS 84002101.
Part of Taunton MRA (NRIS 64000297).
1 contributing building.
The Central Fire Station is an historic fire station at Leonard and School Streets in Taunton, Massachusetts. Built in 1869, it is the third oldest fire station still in use in the country, and the oldest in the city. It is the oldest *continuously operated* fire station in the country, never having closed for any period of time. It houses Taunton's Engine 1, Ladder 2, Ladder 3 and the Deputy Chief. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63789387