Huguenot Hall (former) Improvements – Oxford MA

City:
North Oxford, Oxford, MA

Site Type:
Civic Facilities, Military and Public Safety, Community Centers, Firehouses

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Started:
1935

Description

Oxford, Massachusetts’s old Huguenot Steamer No. 1 Fire Station is located on Main Street in North Oxford. A second-story community meeting space was in the building was known as Huguenot Hall. Huguenot Hall received assistance from the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the 1930s. The building now houses a firefighting museum managed by the Oxford Firefighters Association.

Source notes

Annual Reports of the Town Officers / School Committee of the Town of Oxford, Massachusetts for the years ending December 31, 1935. https://www.huguenotsteamer.com/images/history%20OFD%20OFa.pdf

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on October 16, 2014.

Location Info


Main St.
North Oxford, MA 01537

Coordinates: 42.156792, -71.882553

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