Wenatchee Fire Station No. 1

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Wenatchee Fire Station #1
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Location136 S. Chelan Ave., Wenatchee, Washington
Coordinates 47°25′17″N120°18′44″W / 47.42139°N 120.31222°W / 47.42139; -120.31222 (Wenatchee Fire Station #1)
Arealess than one acre
Built1929
Built byColonial Construction Co.
Architect Ludwig O. Solberg
Architectural style Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No. 04000953 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 10, 2004

The Wenatchee Fire Station No. 1 is a historic fire station in Wenatchee, Washington. It was built in 1929 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 as Wenatchee Fire Station #1. [1]

It is significant as a work of architect Ludwig O. Solberg. It includes a five-story tower, which serves both as a hose tower and as a firefighting training tower. [2]

According to its NRHP nomination, "The building's symmetry and classical detailing play heavily upon the Beaux Arts styling, while the hose tower/practice tower owes it design influence to a Gothic church steeple." [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wenatchee Fire Station #1". National Park Service . Retrieved October 19, 2018. Includes historic photos and plans, and list of works and photo of Ludwig O. Solberg. With accompanying 15 photos from c.1929 and 2004
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