Manistee Fire Hall
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Historic Markers
N 44° 14.741 W 086° 18.981
16T E 554584 N 4899388
281 First Street - Fire Station -- Wasn't sure if it was active or not so I parked on street
Waymark Code: WMXVV0
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 03/04/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 1

In early October 1888, the Manistee City Council hired Frederick Hollister of Saginaw, the architect of Manistee's principle school, to design a fire hall to replace the original station, which was constructed in 1872 - 1873 on Filer Street. Later that month the Manistee Democrat predicted that the city's new fire hall would be "a model of convenience and usefulness." Constructed of brick, cut-stone and French plate glass and trimmed with galvanized iron, this Romanesque Revival-style building was constructed by the local firm of Brownrigg and Reynolds at a cost of $7,516. The dome is covered with copper. The hall opened in June 1889 when Manistee's first "fire truck," a horse-drawn steam engine, was brought from the original hall.
Parking nearby?: yes

Registered Site #: L1647

Historical Date: Not listed

Historical Name: Not listed

Description: Not listed

D/T ratings: Not listed

website: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
Take a photo of your GPS at the marker. We'd prefer a photo of you with your GPS, but we realize that sometimes that's just not possible or preferable. Also include a bit about your visit to the marker.

NEW: Instructions for logging Missing Marker Visits.

If the Marker is missing, but still listed here, you must provide a photo of you at the actual item historically honored. (This should be the waymark's "default" image). Indicate in your log that you took your photo at the Historical Location instead of the marker, because the marker was missing. Please also still include a bit about your visit to the site.

Search for...
Geocaching.com Google Map
Google Maps
MapQuest
Bing Maps
Nearest Waymarks
Nearest Michigan Historical Markers
Nearest Geocaches
Create a scavenger hunt using this waymark as the center point
Recent Visits/Logs:
Date Logged Log User Rating  
Historic Markers visited Manistee Fire Hall 03/02/2018 Historic Markers visited it