Hose House No. 12 | |
Hose House No. 12, September 2011 | |
Location | 1409 First Ave., Evansville, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 37°59′28″N87°34′27″W / 37.99111°N 87.57417°W Coordinates: 37°59′28″N87°34′27″W / 37.99111°N 87.57417°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1908 |
Architect | Scarborough & Davies; Harris & Shopbell |
NRHP reference # | 82000100 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 17, 1982 |
Hose House No. 12, also known as Bassemier's Gas Grills, Inc., is a historic fire station located at Evansville, Indiana. It was designed by the architecture firm Harris & Shopbell and built in 1908. It is a two-story, rectangular red brick building with an arched entranceway. It features a campanile style tower with a saddleback roof that one housed the station's bells. [2] :2, 3
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Shopbell & Company was an American architectural firm located in Evansville, Indiana in the United States.
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