National Register of Historic Places

Cataract Engine Company No. 3

Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Listed
February 16, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83000645

About this property

Cataract Engine Company No. 3 is a historic building at 116 Rock Street in Fall River, Massachusetts. It also served as the meeting hall of the Richard Borden GAR Post No. 46 of the Grand Army of the Republic. It is now occupied by a tobacco shop. The building is a two-story wood-frame structure, three bays wide, with a front-facing gable roof. A single-story porch spans the front, and plain pilasters grace the building corners. It was built in 1843 as the city's third fire station. It is the city's only surviving frame fire station, and one of its only surviving non-residential Greek Revival structures. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Location

116 Rock St.
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts
41.70346, -71.15331

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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Nearby Battles

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When was Cataract Engine Company No. 3 listed on the National Register?

Cataract Engine Company No. 3 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 16, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Cataract Engine Company No. 3?

Cataract Engine Company No. 3 is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Cataract Engine Company No. 3 is recorded as the industrial era.

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