Cedar Rapids Central Fire Station

Cedar Rapids Central Fire Station, also known as Cedar Rapids Hose Company No. 1 and the Cedar Rapids Science Station, is a historic building located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. It served as the city's fire department headquarters and downtown fire station from 1918 to 1985.[2] It replaced a frame structure in the northeast quadrant, and was part of a larger program of building new facilities for the local fire department. The building program was a response to a series of disastrous fires, changing technology, and the city's growth. This fire station served from the era of horse-drawn pumper wagons to the modern era of fire engines, pumpers, and hook and ladder trucks. The two-story, brick Mission and Spanish Colonial Revival structure was designed by local architect Charles A. Dieman. In the mid-20th century a two-story kitchen addition was built onto the back of the building.

Cedar Rapids Central Fire Station
Location427 1st St., SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Coordinates41°58′29.1″N 91°40′0.5″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1918
ArchitectCharles A. Dieman
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.14000175[1]
Added to NRHPApril 29, 2014

After its use as a fire station the building was incorporated into a new science center in 2000. The interior of the building was damaged during flooding in 2008.[2] When a new Central Fire Station was built in 2013 to replace the 1985 building that was destroyed in the same flood, it incorporated design elements from this building.[3] The 1918 fire station was acquired by a downtown development corporation who plan to convert it into office space. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Cedar Rapids Central Fire Station" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
  3. Karen Klinkefus (October 7, 2013). "New Central Fire Station ready to serve". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids. Retrieved 2017-07-19.


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