Central Fire Station (Greensboro, North Carolina)

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Central Fire Station
The original Central Fire Station Building, September 2012
Central Fire Station (Greensboro, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Central Fire Station (Greensboro, North Carolina)
Central Fire Station (Greensboro, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Central Fire Station (Greensboro, North Carolina)
Location318 N. Greene St., Greensboro, North Carolina
Coordinates36°4′33″N 79°47′29″W / 36.07583°N 79.79139°W / 36.07583; -79.79139
Arealess than one acre
Built1925 (1925)-1926
ArchitectHartmann, Charles C.
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Renaissance
NRHP reference No.80002837[1]
Added to NRHPApril 28, 1980

Central Fire Station is a historic fire station located at Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina. It was designed by architect Charles C. Hartmann and built in 1925–1926. It is a two-story, red brick building with carved granite ornamentation in the Renaissance Revival building. It is nine bays wide and has a six bay wide stepped and projecting pavilion with flattened arches and attached granite columns. The building once had a six-story tower, removed in the early-1950s.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Barry Jacobs and Keith N. Morgan (November 1979). "Central Fire Station" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-05-08. Retrieved 2014-12-01.



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