Terre Haute Fire Station No. 8

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Terre Haute Fire Station No. 8
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Terre Haute Fire Station 8, May 2010
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Location1831 Wabash Ave., Terre Haute, Indiana
Coordinates 39°28′8″N87°23′19″W / 39.46889°N 87.38861°W / 39.46889; -87.38861 Coordinates: 39°28′8″N87°23′19″W / 39.46889°N 87.38861°W / 39.46889; -87.38861
Arealess than one acre
Built1906 (1906)
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No. 00000668 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 15, 2000

Terre Haute Fire Station No. 8 is a historic fire station located at Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. It was built in 1906, and is a two-story, Romanesque Revival style brick building on a dressed limestone base. It served as a fire station until 1972. [2] :5

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. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01.Note: This includes Tom E. Champion (February 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Terre Haute Fire Station No. 8" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs