Tag: Fire Stations

A handsome, symmetrical, two-story fire house that was built at a time when horses still drew fire apparartus

The story of two central fire stations located on the perimeter of Exchange Place, now Kennedy Plaza.

A popular restaurant since 1973 in a unique red brick building that was an early horse-drawn apparatus Fire Station

A wonderful Beaux-Arts fire station on the east side of Providence that has been vacant since 2017

A small, unassuming but nicely detailed brick firehouse from the mid-19th century on Providence’s West Side

A very early fire station was repurposed as commercial space and a twin building was built next door

A former fire station that had its façade completely replaced by 1970, and home to independent radio station WBRU

A small but mighty former firefighter training facility turned art space and music venue and most recently, a hostel concept

A 100+ year old former fire house was demolished in order to command a high price for redevelopment on a busy street

A 19th century former volunteer firehouse turned into commercial space on a busy urban corner

An art deco jewel along the Blackstone River is decaying from water infiltration and exorbitant repair costs

An early 1900s fire station converted to a senior center in the 1980s and in constant use ever since

A late 1920s Tudoresque fire station on the East Side of Providence is seeking ideas for reuse

This 60 year-old Art Deco structure was vacated in 2000 for new digs across the highway. It stayed vacant for 6 years until a proposed condo structure took it down.

An adorably symmetrical former fire station turned into a private residence in the early 2000s