Central Fire Station

The Central Fire Station at 399 Main Street in Falmouth (built 1929) is a well-detailed, two-story Colonial Revival building of red brick laid in Flemish bond with cast stone and white wood trim, designed by the Fitchburg firm of Haynes & Mason. Its symmetrical facade features large segmental-arched apparatus openings, a round-arched pedestrian entrance with Doric pilasters and fanlight, and a frieze reading 'Falmouth Fire Department.' Built as the town's expanding population outgrew earlier facilities, it was the second fire station on the site and the first public building in Falmouth heated by fuel oil, incorporating an innovative storage-battery and signal system. It remains in continuous use as headquarters of the Falmouth Fire Department and meets criteria A and C.

Central Fire Station is a landmark in Falmouth, Barnstable County. It is one of 6,558 landmarks documented in Barnstable County, among 6,897 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.

The site sits at 41.5520, -70.6115 near Falmouth. The nearest cataloged historic site is Baker's Hotel - Hotel Falmouth (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include House at 14 Shore St, Davis, W. C. Furniture Company, and Robinson, Silvanus House.

This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.