To Mayor, City Council, and Community Preservation Committee

We ask for your support to use Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds for a feasibility study to estimate the costs to restore the historic cupola and clock tower on the old Union Square Fire Station at 92 Union Square. 

CONTEXT: The two-story fire station was built in 1903. The “Classical Revival” building sits on the site of two earlier fire houses. The existing three-story, brick, flat-roof clock tower, was originally topped by an octagonal cupola and a weathervane, which were later removed. Additionally, the clocks on the four-sided tower are no longer operable.

NEED: Restoration of the historic clock tower and cupola would compliment a newly refurbished and expanded Union Square plaza, a long-desired outcome of the community. The plaza is a well-known gathering place for the Union Square Farmers Market, the annual Fluff Festival, and a variety of street performances and markets, which celebrate Somerville's diversity and local economy.

SUPPORTERS: Union Square Neighborhood Council, Union Square Main Streets, Historic Somerville