Fireboat Station

The Fireboat Station in Tacoma, Washington, built in 1928, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It was the base for three fireboats.

Fireboat Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	302 E. Eleventh St., Tacoma, Washington
Coordinates	47°15′16″N 122°25′51″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1928
Architect	Morton J. Morton
Architectural style	Bungalow/American craftsman
MPS	Historic Fire Stations of Tacoma, Washington TR
NRHP reference No.	86000978[1]
Added to NRHP	May 2, 1986

The station was deemed "significant for its association with the development of Tacoma's port/industrial district and the growth of the city's vital municipal services. The station is also an important local example of innovations in fire station design that followed the motorization of firefighting equipment."

It was the city's smallest fire station, and a picturesque one. It was designed by architect Morton J. Nicholson, and is Craftsman in style.[2]

Built in 1928 as part of a bond-funded project that built three other stations, as well as the Fire Alarm Station. While fireboats were still housed there in 2008, the station itself was no longer staffed.[3]

Gallery

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  With prominent hose tower
• 
  Fireboat No. 1, built in 1929, retired from active duty in 1985

See also

• Lambeth Fire Station, London, England, with its River station for fireboats

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Mark L. Brack (July 15, 1985). "State of Washington Historic Property Inventory: Fireboat Station / Fire Station No. 18". National Park Service. Retrieved October 19, 2018. With accompanying photo from 1986
3. "Tacoma Historic Property Inventory". Archived from the original on 2007-08-21. Retrieved 2008-03-01.

External links

• Media related to Fireboat Station, Tacoma, Washington at Wikimedia Commons