The Prahran Fire Station, also known as the Former Prahran Fire Station, is a historic fire station in

Prahran Prahran (), also pronounced colloquially as Pran, is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, 5 km south-east of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, Central Business District, located within the City ...

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. It is a two-storey brick building and has an attached brick

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. It was built in 1889 and was considered advanced for its time, although its location on narrow Macquarie Street was difficult for fire apparatus to get out from, onto Chapel Street.

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Fire stations in Victoria (state) Heritage-listed buildings in Melbourne Fire stations completed in 1889 Buildings and structures in the City of Stonnington 1889 establishments in Australia {{Victoria-stub