Webster Street Firehouse

The Webster Street Firehouse is a historic fire station at 40 Webster Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The brick 2 12-story building was built in 1893 to a design by the local architectural firm of E. Boyden & Son. Its main facade is visually eclectic, with yellow brick and terracotta elements, brick pilasters topped with foliate decoration, and an arched window surmounted by a tower with iron cresting. There is a central four sided tower with open belfry that is topped by a steeply pitched roof.[2]

Webster Street Firehouse
Location40 Webster St.,
Worcester, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°14′38″N 71°50′0″W
Built1893
ArchitectE. Boyden & Son
MPSWorcester MRA
NRHP reference No.80000480[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 5, 1980

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It was demolished circa 2000, a new fire station was built in its place.

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