Moose Jaw Fire Hall - Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
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BruceS
N 50° 23.560 W 105° 32.290
13U E 461746 N 5582429
Former fire hall located in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
Waymark Code: WM2MDE
Location: Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Posted: 11/20/2007
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Moose Jaw Fire Hall
"The Moose Jaw Fire Hall is a Municipal Heritage Property consisting of one
city lot located at 136 Fairford Street West in Moose Jaw. The property features
a 2 1/2-storey brick building and attached tower, constructed in 1909.
The heritage value of the Moose Jaw Fire Hall lies in its status as one of
Moose Jaw’s first fire halls. In 1908 the City commissioned W.A. Elliot, a
Brandon architect who also designed Moose Jaw’s Alexandra School, to design a
new fire hall. Construction began on the building in 1909 and was completed that
same year at a cost of $35,000. The completed building housed several pieces of
equipment and served as residence for the full-time firemen recently hired by
the community. The building remained a fire hall until 1979.
The heritage value of the Moose Jaw Fire Hall also lies in its architecture.
Constructed in the Georgian Revival style, a style used in other public
buildings in the community during the period, the building is characterized by
the symmetrical arrangement of the vehicle door bays and window openings, and
the hip roof with symmetrically-placed dormers. The tall tower, decorated with
projecting quoining and topped by a pyramidal roof and flagpole, reflects the
original use of the building as well as the desire of the community to construct
a building which was both functional and a showpiece of civic pride." ~
Saskatchewan Heritage website