No. 19327 Neponset Fire Station, no date indicated
The fire station building, which was built in 1869, housed the Independence Fire Engine, designated no. 5. After annexation, it became known as Boston’s Independence Engine Company 20. The station was located on Walnut Street next to Lorenzo Street at the entrance to Port Norfolk. There is a small park there today that can be seen as one goes around Neponset Circle.
Originally a single-bay firehouse with a large hose-drying tower, the structure underwent a renovation in 1901 that added a second bay door and another drying tower.
On Aug. 12, 1958 a new firehouse opened at 301 Neponset Avenue. Engine 20 moved in, along with Ladder 27 from Ashmont, and the firehouse at 32 Walnut Street was closed and later demolished. The site is now a park. Engine 20 remains at the 1958 firehouse today.
No. 21497 Detail from 1849 atlas
No. 1340 Postcard. Caption on front inked in: Neponset Fire Fighters. Postmarked Apr 9, 1910 with one-cent stamp.
No. 3629 Postcard. Caption on front: Fire Station, Neponset, Mass. Postmarked Apr 23, 1908 with one-cent stamp.
No. 7609 Photograph taken by Bob Rugo in 1969.
No. 21892 Fire Engine Independence from Boston Fire Department Annual Report, 1871
The following is from: https://www.dotnews.com/2020/dorchesters-firehouses-six-biographies-covering-150-years
In Aug. 12, 1958 a new firehouse opened at 301 Neponset Avenue. Engine 20 moved in, along with Ladder 27 from Ashmont, and the firehouse at 32 Walnut Street was closed and later demolished. The site is now a park. Engine 20 remains at the 1958 firehouse today.
No. 3053 Neponset Fire Station on Neponset Avenue, 2003