Fire Station No. 2 (Charlotte, North Carolina)

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Fire Station No. 2
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Fire Station No. 2, October 2016
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Location1212 South Blvd., Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°13′0″N80°51′6″W / 35.21667°N 80.85167°W / 35.21667; -80.85167 Coordinates: 35°13′0″N80°51′6″W / 35.21667°N 80.85167°W / 35.21667; -80.85167
Arealess than one acre
Built1909 (1909)
ArchitectWheeler, Galliher & Stern; Jones, J.A.
NRHP reference No. 80002886 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 22, 1980

Fire Station No. 2, also known as the Old Dilworth Fire Station, is a historic fire station located at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. It built in 1909, and is a two-story red brick building with two equipment bays on the ground level and firefighters dormitory space upstairs. [2] Since 2010, it has been used as a commercial building, hosting a spa. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [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. Jack O. Boyte; Kathleen P. Southern; Jane McKinnon; Jerry L. Cross (n.d.). "Fire Station No. 2" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  3. "RE HISTORY". Rē Salon and Med Spa. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.