Guthrie Historic District - 223 S. Cedar - Guthrie, OK
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hamquilter
N 35° 52.567 W 097° 24.668
14S E 643430 N 3971373
This building offers an interesting peek into early Oklahoma fire fighting.
Waymark Code: WMHEDY
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 06/30/2013
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This building is a two-story red brick fire station, built before 1910. The building is currently occupied by the Amateur Athletic Union Regional Training Center, a gym for athletic training. We were fortunate enough to find it open during our visit and the business owner gave us a tour and pointed out interesting historical items.
The building faces east. The large, original opening for the horse and wagon is now boarded up. The entrance is on the south end of the facade and consists of a single aluminum and glass door, with the balance of the opening boarded. A four-pane fixed transom is situated over the doorway. On the second floor, three one-over-one single hung windows open onto the original sleeping quarters. Above these windows is a wood canopy. The roof has a stepped pediment. Above the entrance is a narrow shingled porch roof, and a wood sign reading: FIRE STATION No. 3. On the north and south sides, the first floor windows are boarded, with a few boarded on the second floor also.
On the interior of the first floor, above the area which held the horse and wagon, hooks can be seen, which were used to hoist the heavy harnessing off the horse when it returned to the station. A round hole in the ceiling (currently boarded up), once held the traditional sliding pole (also known as firepole or tom) down which the fire fighters came from the upstairs sleeping quarters. The photo gallery shows some interior photos, including an unused kitchen area on the second floor.
This unique building is listed on Page 38 of the District nomination, as Block 60, Lots 11-12.
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Guthrie Historic District
Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]
NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link]
Address:
223. S. Cedar
Guthrie, OK 73044
How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)
Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]
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