The Milford  Arts Council and the City of Milford came to an agreement in 2000 to develop the former Walnut Beach Fire Company #3 building into a community facility to promote the arts and improve the neighborhood.

The Fire Department had consolidated several Devon stations into a new, centralized facility on Naugatuck Avenue and vacated this historic station that had served the neighborhood since 1920.

The new facility includes approximately 1,000 square feet of gallery space, a lower level for classes and activities and a second floor for offices and a residential dwelling unit. The “artist in residence” will have extensive use of the facility and assist as a curator of exhibits in the Gallery, organize educational programs and schedule workshops.