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Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield, Mass.

Hose drying tower, Public Safety Building, Wakefield, Mass.

Item

Title
Hose drying tower, Public Safety Building, Wakefield, Mass.
Description
Photo shows the brick hose drying tower, originally part of the 1891 central fire station at the corner of Crescent and Princess Streets. The tower was the only part of the building that was saved and incorporated into the new Public Safety Building, housing both the police and fire departments, which opened March 31, 2004.
Detailed entry in building survey, "The cultural resources of Wakefield", pA103
Photo taken around noon on Sunday, October 28, 2007
Contributor
Institution: Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
Coverage
Massachusetts--Middlesex (county)--Wakefield
Creator
Klapes, Jeffrey M., 1964-
Date
10-28-2007
Format
image/jpeg
Publisher
[Wakefield, Mass. : The author]
Subject
Wakefield (Mass.). Fire Department
Fire stations
Type
still image
Photographs
Original Format
1 photograph : digital, JPEG file, color