Plymouth Fire Station

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Plymouth Fire Station
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Plymouth Fire Station, April 2011
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Location220 N. Center St., Plymouth, Indiana
Coordinates 41°20′29″N86°18′37″W / 41.34139°N 86.31028°W / 41.34139; -86.31028 Coordinates: 41°20′29″N86°18′37″W / 41.34139°N 86.31028°W / 41.34139; -86.31028
Arealess than one acre
Built1875 (1875)
ArchitectMcCance, Robert & Beaton, W.P.
NRHP reference No. 81000002 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 9, 1981

Plymouth Fire Station is a historic fire station located at Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana. It was built in 1875, and is a two-story, painted brick building with a 59-foot tall bell tower. It features round-arched pedestrian entrances and bays, parapet with tile coping, and a round window in the bell tower. [2] :2

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. [1] It is located in the Plymouth Downtown Historic District.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01.Note: This includes Ronald D. Gifford (July 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Plymouth Fire Station" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.

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