Houston Fire Station No. 7 is a historic fire station located at 2403 Milam Street in Houston, Texas. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 17, 1986.[2] The fire station was built in 1898 and opened the next year as the first paid station in Houston. It was active until a replacement was built 1969. The building has been used as the Houston Fire Museum after a renovation, started in 1980.[3]
Houston Fire Station No. 7 | |
![]() The station's exterior in 2014 | |
Location | 2403 Milam St., Houston, Texas |
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Coordinates | 29°44′50.7″N 95°22′29.3″W / 29.747417°N 95.374806°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1898 |
Built by | Cahill & Hunter |
Architect | Olle J. Lorehn |
Architectural style | Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 86000798[1] |
RTHL No. | 10694 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 17, 1986 |
Designated RTHL | 1988 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Register Listings" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. p. 47. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ^ "Houston Fire Museum". Houston Fire Museum, Inc. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
External links
edit- Media related to Houston Fire Station No. 7 at Wikimedia Commons