Fire Station No. 4 (Des Moines, Iowa)

Fire Station No. 4
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1041 8th St., Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates	41°35′47.4″N93°37′40.1″W / 41.596500°N 93.627806°W / 41.596500; -93.627806
Area	less than one acre
Built	1896
NRHP reference No.	79000923 [1]
Added to NRHP	June 27, 1979

Fire Station No. 4 is a historic building located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. This is one of a small group of fire stations built in the city around the turn of the 20th century, and one of the earliest local examples of this building type. ^[2] It was completed about 1896, and it has an addition on the east side that was built in 1962. The two-story brick structure features a tiled hip roof, stone beltcoursing, a projecting bay window on the main facade on second floor, and a Gibbs surround with stone voussoirs that surround the main entrance. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. S.J. Klingensmith. "Fire Station No. 4". National Park Service . Retrieved October 23, 2017. with photo(s)