Fire Station No. 4 is a historic building located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. This is one of a small group of fire stations built in the city around the turn of the 20th century, and one of the earliest local examples of this building type.[2] It was completed about 1896, and it has an addition on the east side that was built in 1962. The two-story brick structure features a tiled hip roof, stone beltcoursing, a projecting bay window on the main facade on second floor, and a Gibbs surround with stone voussoirs that surround the main entrance. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
Fire Station No. 4 | |
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| Location | 1041 8th St., Des Moines, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°35′47.4″N 93°37′40.1″W / 41.596500°N 93.627806°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1896 |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000923[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 27, 1979 |
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ S.J. Klingensmith. "Fire Station No. 4". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-10-23. with photo(s)
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