Florence Fire Station

The Florence Fire Station on Main Street in Florence, Kentucky was built in 1937. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

Florence Fire Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Main St., Florence, Kentucky
Coordinates	39°00′03″N 84°37′37″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1937
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
MPS	Boone County MRA
NRHP reference No.	88003301[1]
Added to NRHP	February 6, 1989

It was deemed "a good example of the Georgian Revival/Colonial Revival style, significant to Boone County in the period 1900-1945." It was the station of the Florence Volunteer Fire Department, organized in 1934. Among its initial efforts, Albert Hue, organizer, bought a 1913 Ahrens-Fox fire pumper for $75 and borrowed hose from the Elsmere Fire Department.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Kenneth T. Gibbs (September 1986). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Florence Fire Station". National Park Service. Retrieved April 10, 2018. With three photos from 1986