Abilene Fire Station No. 2

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Abilene Fire Station No. 2
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Location441 Butternut, Abilene, Texas
Coordinates 32°26′41″N99°44′15″W / 32.44472°N 99.73750°W / 32.44472; -99.73750 (Abilene Fire Station No. 2)
Arealess than one acre
Built1926
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
MPS Abilene MPS
NRHP reference No. 92000200 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 23, 1992

The Abilene Fire Station No. 2, at 441 Butternut in Abilene, Texas, was built in 1926. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1]

It was deemed to be "Abilene's best and least altered example of a local government building. It is the city's only fire station that retains its integrity and stands as a vivid reminder of municipal efforts to provide basic services for local residents." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. David Moore; Amy E. Dase (January 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Abilene Fire Station No. 2 / 4917" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved November 6, 2018.