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Old Police Station, 65 1/2 Park Street, Adams, Berkshire County, MA
Location65 1/2 Park Street,
Adams, MA
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS MA-1299
Building/structure dates:
1896 initial construction
Significance: The Old Police Station in Adams, MA, is representative of a small, functional police station of the turn of the century, built at a time when police services were being put on a professional footing in small-town America. While the building has little architectural distinction, it is interesting because of the manner it accommodates its function.
Subjects
Building DeteriorationLaw EnforcementBrick Buildings
Related Names
Thornton, John Haven, Photographer
Ferro, Maximilian L., Historian
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
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