Ann Arbor Central Fire Station - Ann Arbor, Michigan - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

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."

Street address: Corner of 5th Ave. and Huron St. Ann Arbor, MI USA 48103 County / Borough / Parish: Washtenaw Year listed: 1972 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event Periods of significance: 1875-1899 Historic function: Government: Fire Station Current function: Museum Privately owned?: yes Hours of operation: From: 10:00 AM To: 5:00 PM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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