Engine House No. 7 (Columbus, Ohio)

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Engine House No. 7
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Engine House No. 7 (Columbus, Ohio)
Location27 Euclid Avenue, Columbus, Ohio
Coordinates 39°59′28″N83°00′20″W / 39.9911°N 83.0055°W / 39.9911; -83.0055
Built1888
DesignatedNovember 8, 1994
Reference no.CR-52

Engine House No. 7 is a former Columbus Fire Department station in the Weinland Park neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. It was built in 1888 and was listed on the Columbus Register of Historic Properties in 1994. Today the building houses a local branch of the Communications Workers of America, Local 4501.

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Attributes

The firehouse building is visibly similar to Engine House No. 8, which was put into service on the same day. [1]

History

The building in 1894 Columbus, Ohio fire station 01.jpg
The building in 1894

The engine house was completed in 1888. It and Engine House No. 8 were both put into service on April 9, 1888. [1] Around 1966, the fire department vacated the building, moving to a new facility at 1245 Indianola Avenue. [2] [3] Around 1965, the city began leasing the old building to the owner of a Ford dealership nearby, who began using it for parts storage. The dealership owner purchased the building in 1970. [4]

Around 1980, the former fire station was suggested to house a collection of fire equipment, historical records, and old fire engines, and become the city's first firefighting museum. The former Engine House No. 1 instead came to house these items, as the Central Ohio Fire Museum. [5]

In 1982, a new owner, a local developer, submitted plans to restore and rehabilitate the building while turning it into a hardware store. The owner also expressed a desire to eventually house a restaurant there. [6]

The building has housed a local branch of the Communications Workers of America, Local 4501, for decades. In August 1994, the labor union nominated the building to the Columbus Register of Historic Properties, and it was approved and listed in November of that year. [7]

Status

Engine House No. 6 Engine House No. 6 01a.jpg
Engine House No. 6

The station is one of about twelve built or reconstructed in the city in the 1880s to 1890s. Of these, seven remain, though in various conditions. The other remaining stations in Columbus are: [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Fire Department: The New Engine Houses in Service - Fire This Morning". The Columbus Dispatch. April 9, 1888. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  2. "Plan FIre Station on Indianola Ave". The Columbus Dispatch. October 23, 1964. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  3. "New Fire Station Bids are Received, Studied". The Columbus Dispatch. March 2, 1965. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  4. "Old Fire House Sold, Still Used for Storage". The Columbus Dispatch. July 16, 1970. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  5. "Cellar Full of Firefighting History Needs Permanent Museum Home". The Columbus Dispatch. December 26, 1980. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  6. "Vacant Firehouse May Be Restaurant". The Columbus Dispatch. February 19, 1982. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  7. "City of Columbus - File #: 2313-94". columbus.legistar.com.
  8. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Engine House No. 6". National Park Service . Retrieved May 17, 2020.