Old Bridgeville Fire House

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Old Bridgeville Fire House
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Location102 William St., Bridgeville, Delaware
Coordinates 38°44′34.5″N75°36′4″W / 38.742917°N 75.60111°W / 38.742917; -75.60111 Coordinates: 38°44′34.5″N75°36′4″W / 38.742917°N 75.60111°W / 38.742917; -75.60111
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1911 (1911)
NRHP reference No. 84000856 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 9, 1984

Old Bridgeville Fire House is a historic fire station located in Bridgeville, Sussex County, Delaware. It was built in 1911, and is a two-story, rectangular, concrete brick structure in a vernacular style. The building measures 25 feet wide by 35 feet deep. It has a gable roof and features corner pilasters, a segmentally arched window and door openings, and a simple cupola-bell tower. After the fire company sold the building in 1928, it was used for many years for storage until it was acquired by the Bridgeville Historical Society in 1977. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Richard B. Carter (March 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Bridgeville Fire House". and Accompanying photo