Hose Station No. 4
Hose Station No. 4 | |
U.S. Historic district Contributing property | |
41°31′51″N 90°32′38″W / 41.53083°N 90.54389°W / 41.53083; -90.54389 | |
Area | less than one acre |
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Built | 1931 |
Architectural style | Italianate |
Part of | Village of East Davenport (ID80001459[2]) |
DRHP No. | 12[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 17, 1980 |
Designated DRHP | June 2, 1993 |
Hose Station No. 4 is located in the Village of East Davenport in Davenport, Iowa, United States. It is a contributing property of the Davenport Village Historic District that has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1980.[2] The fire station was individually listed on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties in 1993.[1] It is one of two old fire stations on the east side of the city that are still in existence. The other one is Hose Station No. 3. The building sits adjacent to Lindsay Park and now houses the International Fire Museum.
History
The first group of volunteer firefighters in Davenport were organized in 1856 and called the Independent Fire Engine and Hose Company.[3] The city's first firehouse, Hose Station No. 1, was built on Perry Street in 1877 for the Fire King Engine 2nd Hose Company. In the first decades of the 20th-century, the city built other small hose stations throughout the city such as Hose Station No. 4.
The Davenport Fire Antique & Restoration Society was formed by four members of the Davenport Fire Department in 1984.[4] They acquired Hose Station No. 4 and opened the museum in 1986. The museum contains artifacts and photographs pertaining to firefighting throughout the world.[5] It includes a 1951 Mack pumper from Riverdale, Iowa.
Architecture
The station was designed in the Italianate style. It features a rectangular plan, hipped roof covered in tile and a short tower in the back where the hoses dried. The red brick exterior features quoined corners in brick. A single pair of fire-house doors, behind which the firefighting equipment was stored, fronted Eleventh Street. The pedestrian entrance was along the side of the building. Two large rectangular windows are above the fire-house doors and a dormer is on the roof above the main façade.
References
- ^ a b Historic Preservation Commission. "Davenport Register of Historic Properties and Local Landmarks". City of Davenport. Retrieved March 21, 2023. (Click on "Historic Preservation Commission" and then click on "Davenport Register of Historic Properties and Local Landmarks.")
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Svendsen, Marlys A.; Bowers, Martha H. (1982). Davenport where the Mississippi runs west: A Survey of Davenport History & Architecture. Davenport, Iowa: City of Davenport. p. 7-2.
- ^ "International Fire Museum". International Fire Museum. Retrieved March 15, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "International Fire Museum". Artcom. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
External links
- International Fire Museum Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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National Register of Historic Places
- E. P. Adler House
- Miles Collins House
- Davenport Bag and Paper Company Building
- Davenport City Hall
- Dillon Memorial
- First Federal and Savings and Loan Association
- Germania Miller/Standard Hotel
- Hamburg Historic District
- Hillside
- Hose Station No. 1
- Iowa Reform Building
- Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home
- Jackson School/School No. 6
- Antoine LeClaire House
- The Linograph Company Building
- John Littig House
- Marycrest College Campus
- Mississippi Hotel
- Oakdale Cemetery
- Octagon House
- Old St. Luke's Hospital
- J.H.C. Petersen's Sons Building
- W.D. Petersen Memorial Music Pavilion
- Renwick Building
- Riverview—Abner Davison Homestead
- Saengerfest Halle
- St. Anthony's Church Square
- St. Joseph's Church & Rectory
- Dr. Kuno Struck House
- Taylor School
Historic District contributing properties
- Anken Flats
- Frank & John Bredow House
- Peter Bruchmann House
- Davenport Public Library-Edward Durell Stone Building
- Henry Deutsch House
- Hose Station No. 4
- House at 821 Ripley St.
- Indian Springs Park
- Christian Jipp Home & Grocery
- Lambrite–Iles–Petersen House
- Lindsay Park
- Henry Lischer House
- Dr. Heinrich Matthey House
- J. Monroe Parker-Ficke House
- Prospect Park
- Charles F. Ranzow and Sons Building
- Riverview Terrace
- Soldier's Monument
- Vander Veer Park
- Woeber Carriage Works
- Claim House
- Credit Island
- Decker French House
- Johnson School
- Mother Goose
- Municipal Inn
- Schuetzen Park Street Car Pavilion