This former fire station has been a focal point for Northampton since its construction in 1872. When the city decided to build a new station and sell this “surplus structure”, the non-profit Media Education Foundation purchased it and the old building was given new life. Its new incarnation epitomized the revitalized image and feel of the downtown Northampton.
Towers became unique office spaces and garage bays became restaurant seating. The old firehouse overhead doors became the entrance to a new café on the ground floor and the floor above was turned into community, cultural and office space for the Media Education Foundation. New second floor offices were opened up to the soaring space above the old ceilings. First floor components show off the former industrial materials of the fire station structure.
The patio outside and the community spaces inside are always busy and lend new life to the downtown streetscape. The 11,000 square foot space is now more central and trafficked than ever before.
