Hampden Firehouse | |
Location | 1101 Greenwich Street, Reading, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°20′39″N75°54′57″W / 40.34417°N 75.91583°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Architect | Edwin F. Durang Levi H. Focht, contractor |
Architectural style | Late Victorian, Renaissance, Greek Revival Influence |
NRHP reference No. | 82003761 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 13, 1982 |
The Hampden Firehouse is an historic fire station which is located in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]
Built in 1887, this historic structure is a two-story, brick building which sits on a granite foundation. It was designed in the Renaissance Revival style by noted Philadelphia architect Edwin Forrest Durang (1829 – 1911), and features a double pedimented roof influenced by the Greek Revival style and round arched windows. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]
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