Battle Creek No. 4 Fire Station
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N 42° 19.232 W 085° 11.958
16T E 648381 N 4686935
Located on the east side of Kendall Street, north of Dickman Road (M96), just past the railroad tracks. Limited parking available. Just let me know if the railroad crossing gates ever raised. They were down the entire time I was there.
Waymark Code: WM1A2Y
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 03/11/2007
Views: 37
This firehouse, which opened on July 2, 1904, was the last one in the city to use horse-drawn equipment. Hubert C. Scofield, architect of Fire Station No. 3, designed the Richardsonian Romanesque building, built at a cost of $8,099. In 1917 the station was motorized. The horse and combination hose and chemical wagon were sent to service Camp Custer, beginning the era of a totally motorized Battle Creek Fire Department. After nearly eighty years of service, the station was closed on January 1, 1983.
Historical Date: 07/02/1904
Historical Name: Hubert C. Scofield
Parking nearby?: yes
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website: [Web Link]
Registered Site #: Local Site #1823
Description: Not listed
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