Fire Station No. 1 - Tacoma, Washington
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Hikenutty
N 47° 15.536 W 122° 26.745
10T E 541933 N 5234088
Fire Station No. 1 was built in 1920 and designed in the Bungalow/Craftsman style. The architect was Chris Wick.
Waymark Code: WM1A0C
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 03/10/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
Views: 39

Fire Station No. 1 was built in 1920 and designed by Chris Wick in the Bungalow/Craftsman style. It is still used as a Fire Station and responds to nearly 5,000 calls a year.

Tacoma has 16 active fire stations, over 10 of those are registered as National Historic Places.
Street address:
425 S Tacoma Ave
Tacoma, WA USA
98402


County / Borough / Parish: Pierce

Year listed: 1986

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture, Politics/Government

Periods of significance: 1900-1949

Historic function: Government, fire station

Current function: Government, fire station

Privately owned?: no

Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2007 To: 12/31/2007

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 1: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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