In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the village of North Easton, Massachusetts saw immense growth, largely due to the Ames Family, who operated a massive factory and funded many civic buildings for the community. The town previously operated a volunteer fire station, but due to the growth and significance of the buildings in town, a modern fire station and propert fire department was needed. In 1904, Mary S. Ames (later Mrs. Louis Frothingham) donated land for the purposes of building a fire station across from the Ames Shovel Works. The fire station, completed in 1905, remained active until 1968, when the town’s modern firehouse that could accommodate larger fire apparatus, was constructed. In 1991, the former fire station became the home of the Children’s Museum in Easton, which it maintains the building to this day.
