Lorain Fire Station No. 1
Lorain Fire Station No. 1 | |
| Location | 605 W. Fourth St., Lorain, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 41°28′00″N 82°10′47″W / 41.46667°N 82.17972°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1912 |
| Architect | Hamilton E. Ford |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001374[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 20, 1987 |
The Lorain Fire Station No. 1, at 605 W. Fourth St. in Lorain, Ohio. It served Lorain as a fire station for over 60 years. It was built after a fire killed four persons, including a woman and two children.[2] , It was built in 1912 in the Colonial Revival style so as to blend into the primarily residential neighborhood. The building was heavily damaged but survived the 1924 Lorain tornado.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1] Today the building serves as the City of Lorain's Treasurer's Office.[4]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#87001374)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Lorrie K. Owen, ed. (1999). Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2. Somerset Publishers, Inc. pp. 886–7. ISBN 9781878592705. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
- ^ Kolaczko, Andreas (July 27, 2017). "Fire Station #1". Clio: Your Guide to History. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
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