NON-EXTANT FORMER FIRE FACILITY

Atkinson Street, Roxbury

Department Veterinary Hospital

The Department Veterinary Hospital on Atkinson St., Roxbury, circa 1910.
The Department Veterinary Hospital on Atkinson St., Roxbury, circa 1910.

1915 map shows the location of the BFD Veterinary Hospital on Atkinson St., Roxbury.
1915 map shows the location of the BFD Veterinary Hospital on Atkinson St., Roxbury.

HISTORY

The Boston Fire Department established a Veterinary Hospital on Atkinson St., Roxbury, in 1900. Fire Commissioner Henry S. Russell was the principal person involved in establishing and maintaining the facility. The newspaper article from 1900 describes the hospital.






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