Quinsigamond Firehouse
Blackstone River Road, formerly 837 Millbury Street

The Quinsigamond Firehouse appeared on Preservation Worcester’s original Most Endangered Structures List in 1995.  In the subsequent fifteen years, little has been done to the historic building and the firehouse is more endangered than ever.  It remains unoccupied and while there is interest in the property, there has been little activity to reuse it.

Built between 1891 and 1892, the Quinsigamond Firehouse is of Romanesque Revival Style.  It was designed by Patston & Lincoln, and built by a local builder O. C. Ward at a cost of $7,112.  It features a central gable with a Palladian window, a hip roof and decorative trim principally of rock-faced sandstone.

The Firehouse is one of several public buildings along Blackstone River Road in Quinsigamond Village that give the area the appearance of a small town center.  With increased development in that area of the city, it would appear to be a prime candidate for redevelopment.