Weslaco Firehouse
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PeterNoG
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This Firehouse is housed in Weslaco's Historic City Hall on East 5th Street at South Kansas Avenue in Weslaco, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMKFPR
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/08/2014
Views: 1
This is Station No. 2 of three fire stations in Weslaco, Texas. With the doors wide open there appears to be two ambulances and one fire engine operating out of this fire station.
~ history of the building from the Texas Historical Marker in front ~
Weslaco City Hall
Erected in 1928, this structure replaced a frame community building at this site. City founder Ed Couch (1879-1944) and Mayor David E. Kirgan (1877-1936) led ceremonies marking the building’s completion. Prominent Weslaco architect R. Newell Waters designed the city hall with Spanish colonial style detailing. Intricate cast stone sculpture adorns the entryway and cupola. Spanish tiles with colorful geometric patterns decorate the interior stairway.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1978
Paid or Volunteer: Paid
EMS Involvement: yes
Has 911 Dispatch: yes
Has Emergency Call Box: no
Has Emergency Siren: no
Number of Firetrucks: 1
Related Website: [Web Link]
Physical Address:
120 East 5th Street
Weslaco , TX United States
78596
Rating: 
Has Fire Pole: Not Listed
Average Alarms Per Year: Not Listed
Number of Emergency Staff: Not Listed
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