The Fireboat Station in
Tacoma, Washington, built in 1928, was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It was the base for three
fireboats.
The station was deemed "significant for its association with the development of Tacoma's port/industrial district and the growth of the city's vital municipal services. The station is also an important local example of innovations in fire station design that followed the motorization of firefighting equipment."
It was the city's smallest fire station, and a picturesque one. It was designed by architect Morton J. Nicholson, and is
Craftsman in style.
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Built in 1928 as part of a bond-funded project that built three other stations, as well as the
Fire Alarm Station. While fireboats were still housed there in 2008, the station itself was no longer staffed.
Gallery
File:Tacoma Fireboat Station.jpg, With prominent hose tower
A hose tower is a structure constructed for hanging firehoses to dry. Hose towers have been features of some fire station designs in Canada, Germany, and the United States. The purpose of such towers was to hang and dry canvas hoses, slowing th ...
File:Fireboat1-ruston-way-tacoma.jpg, Fireboat No. 1, built in 1929, retired from active duty in 1985
See also
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Lambeth Fire Station, London, England, with its River station for fireboats
References
External links
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Fire stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state)
National Register of Historic Places in Tacoma, Washington
Buildings and structures completed in 1928
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