Fire Station Number 4 (Asheville, North Carolina)

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Fire Station Number 4
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Location300 Merrimon Ave., Asheville, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°36′32″N82°33′17″W / 35.60889°N 82.55472°W / 35.60889; -82.55472
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1927 (1927)
ArchitectEllington, Douglas D.
Architectural styleArt Deco
NRHP reference No. 00000336 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 6, 2000

Fire Station Number 4 in Asheville, North Carolina, also known as Merrimon Avenue Fire Station, is a historic fire station. It was built in 1927, and is a two-story, flat roofed, multi-colored brick building in the Art Deco style. It features a five-story tower with an open-shaft staircase. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [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. Daniel J. Vivian (August 1999). "Fire Station Number 4" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.