ACTIVE FIRE HOUSE209 Neponset Valley Parkway, ReadvilleEngine Company 49 |
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The firehouse at 209 Neponset Valley Parkway, Readville section of Hyde Park, circa 1919. 
The firehouse of Engine 49 at 209 Neponset Valley Parkway, Readville, circa 1920. 
The firehouse of Engine 49 at 209 Neponset Valley Parkway, Readville, circa 1977. 
Engine 49's quarters in Wolcott Square, Readville, circa 2000. |
HISTORYThis firehouse was opened on July 26, 1918 when Engine Company 49 was organized at this new firehouse, located on what was then called Milton Street at the corner of Hamilton Street. Engine Company 49 was a successor to Hose Company 49 which had quarters at Sprague and Readville Streets. The location of the old and new firehouse is bisected by a major railroad line, the New York Main Line, of what is now called AMTRAK. The firehouse is located at 209 Neponset Valley Parkway at the corner of Hamilton Street in the Readville section of the city. On February 20, 1946 Ladder Company 32 was organized at this firehouse. The company was disbanded on May 25, 1954. A bronze plaque noting WPA activity is mounted on the exterior of the firehouse. 
Engine 49 responds to incidents in the Readville, Hyde Park, Roslindale and West Roxbury areas of the city. Readville is an isolated section of the city, located at its most southern tip. Engine 49 responds to approximately 600 incidents per year. 
2000 map shows the location of the firehouse at 209 Neponset Valley Parkway, Readville. 
Engine 49's quarters with Engine 49's 1992 Emergency One pumper, circa 2007. |