1904 - Central Fire Station - Jackson, MS
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lovorn
N 32° 17.883 W 090° 10.926
15S E 765347 N 3576961
The Old Central Fire Station in downtown Jackson, MS
Waymark Code: WMD536
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 11/20/2011
Views: 3
This building was constructed in 1904 as the original fire station for the first paid City of Jackson fire department. With nimerous additions, now removed, it served the city for almost seventy-five years. Abandoned for three years,listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, the Jackson Chamber of Commerce restored the exterior to original condition in 1979 and adapted the interior to house chamber offices.
Year of construction: 1904
Full inscription:
1904 - Wm. Hemingway - Mayor
Committee; Thos. E. Taylor - L.F. Chiles - J.W. Clinghan
Commissioners; L.B. Moseley - C.N. Bancroft - E. Feibleman - S.J. Taylor - D.W. Reed
J.C. Watters - Chief
R.H. Weathers - Arch.
G.T. Hallas & Co. - Contractors
Cross-listed waymark: Not listed
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