It is located at 9 Sullivan Avenue in North Easton inside of a historic firehouse.

The museum is three floors of different activities designed for interactive learning.

By 1986, it had not been a functioning fire station in decades, and the town of Easton had decided to sell it.

[1] The vote passed, with the museum promising to donate $100,000 of its admission profits back to the town.

[2] The mothers had no corporate sponsors, so it took five years of fundraising activities through the community until the museum received enough support to open in 1991.