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Fire stations
editHistoric Fire Stations of Tacoma, Washington TR | |
 Engine House No. 8 | |
| Location | 3825 N. 25th St., 3802 McKinley Ave., 4301 S. L St., 415 S. Tacoma Ave., 302 E. 11th St., 3510 E. 11th St., 4701 N. 41st St., 7247 S. Park Ave., 1453 S. 12th St., 425 S. Tacoma Ave., 2701 S. Tacoma Ave., Tacoma, Washington |
|---|---|
| Built | 1907, 1909, 1911, 1919, 1928, 1935 |
| Architect | Frederic Shaw, City Engineer`s Office; Department of Public Works, City Engineer`s Office; C. A. Opperman, City Engineer`s Office; John Huntington, Morton J. Nicholson; Walesby Construction Co., Martin H. Marker, Silas Nelsen, Chris Wick |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Mission/Spanish Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Moderne, Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000961, 86000962, 86000964, 86000965, 86000966, 86000968, 86000971, 86000972, 86000974, 86000978, 86000980 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 02, 1986 |
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Engine House No. 8, in South Tacoma, was the oldest functioning station in Tacoma, until it became a residence in 2005.[2]
Engine House No. 13, built in 1909 in the Proctor District, is the oldest functioning station in Tacoma.[3] Due to a shortage in the city's budget in 2003, the station was threatend with closure, but was saved when the employees of the station pledged to forfeit US$500,000 from their retirement funds.[4] [5]
Reflist
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ^ Gallacci, p.46
- ^ Gallacci, p.46
- ^ Gallacci, p.47
- ^ Historic Fire Stations of Tacoma, Washington TR Nomination, (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form, NRIS Database, National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
Sources
edit- Gallacci, Caroline; Evans, Bill. Tacoma's Proctor District, Arcadia Publishing.
- Talbot. 100 Years of Firefighting in the City of Destiny, Tacoma, Washington