Old Central Fire Station
The Old Central Fire Station is a historic fire station at 66 Allen Street in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Built in 1895, it is the city's oldest surviving fire station, and a prominent local example of Romanesque architecture.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Fire station
- Description: listed on the NRHP in Massachusetts
- Address: 66 Allen Street, MA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Berkshire Museum and Berkshire Athenaeum.
Berkshire Museum
Museum
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The Berkshire Museum is a museum of art, natural history, and ancient civilization that is located in Pittsfield in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Berkshire Museum is situated 820 feet southwest of Old Central Fire Station.
Berkshire Athenaeum
Library
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The original Berkshire Athenaeum, now known as the Bowes Building, is a nineteenth century building that still stands on Park Square in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in the Berkshires. Berkshire Athenaeum is situated 580 feet south of Old Central Fire Station.
Joseph Scelsi Intermodal Transportation Center
Bus station
Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0.
The Joseph Scelsi Intermodal Transportation Center is a transit facility located in downtown Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States. The $11 million facility is named after Joseph Scelsi, a longtime State Representative who represented Pittsfield. Joseph Scelsi Intermodal Transportation Center is situated 940 feet northwest of Old Central Fire Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pittsfield and Hancock Shaker Village.
Pittsfield
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Pittsfield is a small city in western Massachusetts. It is the largest city in Berkshire County and home to Berkshire Community College.
Hancock Shaker Village
Locality
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Hancock Shaker Village is a former Shaker commune in Hancock and Pittsfield, Massachusetts. It emerged in the towns of Hancock, Pittsfield, and Richmond in the 1780s, organized in 1790, and was active until 1960. Hancock Shaker Village is situated 4½ miles west of Old Central Fire Station.
Lanesborough
Photo: Matthew T. Bradley, CC BY 2.0.
Lanesborough is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,038 at the 2020 census.
Old Central Fire Station
Latitude
42.44925° or 42° 26′ 57″ northLongitude
-73.25222° or 73° 15′ 8″ westElevation
1,027 feet (313 metres)Open location code
87J8CPXX+M4OpenStreetMap ID
node 367777850OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fire_station
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