Engine House No. 6 (Wichita, Kansas)

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Engine House No. 6
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Location1300 S. Broadway, Wichita, Kansas
Coordinates 37°40′11″N97°20′06″W / 37.66972°N 97.33500°W / 37.66972; -97.33500 (Engine House No. 6)
Arealess than one acre
Built1909
Built byWolters, J.C.
Architectural style Tudor Revival
NRHP reference No. 94001623 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 2, 1995

The Engine House No. 6 in Wichita, Kansas, at 1300 S. Broadway, is a fire station which was built in 1909. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]

It is a two-story concrete brick building, 26 by 51 feet (7.9 m × 15.5 m) in plan, with Tudor Revival-esque features. [2]

It was operational until 1953 when a replacement was built. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Dale Churchman (December 12, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Engine House No. 6 / 173-5880-2166". National Park Service . Retrieved October 17, 2018. With accompanying 18 photos from 1994