Come Support the Museum! Giant Yard Sale/Bake Sale to benefit the Fire Fighting Museum Saturday, June 22nd 8-12 Noon If interested in having a table please call 978-994-3846 Mark Your Calendars!! 8th Annual Chili Cook-Off Saturday, September 28th, 6-9 pm.
The Haverhill Fire Fighting Museum would like to thank all our wonderful volunteers for making our opening day celebration a huge success! Thank you to Fire Fighters Brian Saunders, George Pappas, Kevin Winship of the Haverhill Fire Department. Fire Fighter Bill Laliberty of Fire Prevention. Volunteers for their hard work: Bill Gagne, Joseph Graham, David Cox, Amy Collins, Emily Nadeau. Generous donations of refreshments: Mr. George Moore and Serv Pro.
Established in 2003, the Haverhill Firefighting Museum is home to the most extensive collection of local artifacts illustrating the history of firefighting from colonial days to present time. Come and See
Mini theatre available with firefighting videos including scenes from actual fires and the documentary "A City in Ruins, The great Conflagration of 1882". We are located in a historic Armory Building at 75 Kenoza Avenue, Haverhill, MA. Open Saturdays from May-October or by appointment. Guided tours are offered and field trips for all ages are encouraged. The museum space is ideal for meetings and small gatherings. Free Admission is offered to our Service Men and Women and their families as our way of saying Thank You to our troops!
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Admission to the Museum Adults: $3.00 Children: $1.00 Special Family Rate $5.00
Winner of the Name Our Dalmatian Mascot Contest is Mr Robert Moore of Newton, NH with the name: Dottie the Dalmatian 
Haverhill’s First Recorded Fire ---1671---
The first fire recorded in Haverhill’s annals, in 1671, completely destroyed the Matthias Button Homestead, a thatched roof house near the Edward Bricket mansion on
Haverhill’s Need for an Organized Response to Fires ---1697--- ---1708---
During the early years of the 18th century, many of Haverhill’s fires were reportedly set by "marauding Indians," urged on by the French in Canada. On at least two occasions--one on March 15, 1697 and another on August 29, 1708--the Indians massacred settlers, took others captive, and torched their homesteads. These incidents, and others, demonstrated Haverhill’s need for an organized response to fires as well as Indians.
Merrimack Street, in Haverhill, had been menaced many times by fire. Five times within a 40 year period. The Academy of Music Building on Merrimack St. Before and After the fire of July 7, 1888. The building then included the Opera House, Commonwealth Hotel, several stores, offices and apartment. Mutal aid was summoned from Lowell, Lawrence, Exeter, NH and Newburyport.    Fire, October 1977, Merrimack Street.  April 25, 1939, Merrimack Street, Haverhill. The Strand Building, the Theatre was practically destroyed, causing a loss of $30,000 dollars. Fireman were successful in containing the blaze, and saving the surrounding buildings. |
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