Davenport Hose Station No. 3 | |
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Location | 326 E. Locust St Davenport, Iowa |
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Coordinates | 41°31′27″N 90°34′35″W / 41.52417°N 90.57639°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1921 |
Architectural style | Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals |
MPS | Davenport MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 84001336 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 27, 1984 |
Davenport Hose Station No. 3 is located in a commercial area on the east side of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984. [1] The building is one of two historic former fire stations on the east side that are still in existence. The other one is Hose Station No. 4 in the Village of East Davenport.
The first group of volunteer firefighters in Davenport were organized in 1856 and called the Independent Fire Engine and Hose Company. [2] The city's first firehouse, Hose Station No. 1, was built on Perry Street in 1877 for the Fire King Engine 2nd Hose Company. After the turn of the 20th-century, the city built other small hose stations as the city grew. Hose Station No. 3 is one of those stations. It was built in 1921 on property that had previously held a livery and boarding stable. [3] The firehouse was discontinued in 1966 when larger and more modern stations were built by the city.
Like other Davenport firehouses of this era, Hose Station No. 3 was designed using Mediterranean themed architecture ( Italianate, Renaissance Revival). While smaller than Davenport's main Central Fire Station, it is larger than the single-stall hose stations that were located throughout the city's residential neighborhoods. The two-story structure follows a rectangular plan with a hipped roof and modified Gibbs surrounds on the second-floor windows of the main facade. These were common elements that are found on the smaller stations as well. [3] The extremely wide eaves and shallow roof pitch reflects the American Foursquare house architecture that was popular in Davenport during the first two decades of the 20th century. [3]
Davenport Hose Station No. 3 | |
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Location | 326 E. Locust St Davenport, Iowa |
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Coordinates | 41°31′27″N 90°34′35″W / 41.52417°N 90.57639°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1921 |
Architectural style | Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals |
MPS | Davenport MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 84001336 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 27, 1984 |
Davenport Hose Station No. 3 is located in a commercial area on the east side of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1984. [1] The building is one of two historic former fire stations on the east side that are still in existence. The other one is Hose Station No. 4 in the Village of East Davenport.
The first group of volunteer firefighters in Davenport were organized in 1856 and called the Independent Fire Engine and Hose Company. [2] The city's first firehouse, Hose Station No. 1, was built on Perry Street in 1877 for the Fire King Engine 2nd Hose Company. After the turn of the 20th-century, the city built other small hose stations as the city grew. Hose Station No. 3 is one of those stations. It was built in 1921 on property that had previously held a livery and boarding stable. [3] The firehouse was discontinued in 1966 when larger and more modern stations were built by the city.
Like other Davenport firehouses of this era, Hose Station No. 3 was designed using Mediterranean themed architecture ( Italianate, Renaissance Revival). While smaller than Davenport's main Central Fire Station, it is larger than the single-stall hose stations that were located throughout the city's residential neighborhoods. The two-story structure follows a rectangular plan with a hipped roof and modified Gibbs surrounds on the second-floor windows of the main facade. These were common elements that are found on the smaller stations as well. [3] The extremely wide eaves and shallow roof pitch reflects the American Foursquare house architecture that was popular in Davenport during the first two decades of the 20th century. [3]