Ann Arbor Central Fire Station - Ann Arbor, Michigan
Posted by: GT.US
N 42° 16.901 W 083° 44.779
17T E 273554 N 4684704
The old fire station is currently the home of the Ann Arbor hands on museum.
Waymark Code: WM885Q
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 02/18/2010
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The Old Fire Station is now the Ann Arbor Hands on Museum. Please visit (
visit link) for current entry hours and fees.
The State of Michigan Historic Preservation website at (
visit link) tells us:
"The Ann Arbor Fire Station is a rectangular plan, two-story Italianate structure with walls of red brick. The station is dominated by a five-story corbeled corner tower and is topped by a truncated hip-roof broken by gabled dormers. Rounded arches of buff colored stone ornament the ribbons of windows, bandcourses, and the three large fire truck entrances.
The Ann Arbor Fire Station is a fine example of civic architecture, which has served the city for over a century. Construction on the station began in 1882 from plans by the William Scott Company of Detroit and was completed in 1883 at a cost of $10,000. The station has been well maintained with no structural alterations and continues to stand as a functioning symbol of Ann Arbor's civic pride. The building currently houses the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum."