Hampden Firehouse

Hampden Firehouse is a historic fire station located at Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1887, and is a two-story, brick building on a granite foundation in the Renaissance Revival style. It was designed by noted Philadelphia architect Edwin Forrest Durang (1829 – 1911). It features a double pedimented roof influenced by the Greek Revival style and round arched windows.[2]

Hampden Firehouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Hampden Firehouse, March 2011
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Location	1101 Greenwich Street, Reading, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°20′39″N 75°54′57″W
Area	less than one acre
Architect	Edwin F. Durang Levi H. Focht, contractor
Architectural style	Late Victorian, Renaissance, Greek Revival Influence
NRHP reference No.	82003761 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 13, 1982

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes City of Reading (July 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hampden Firehouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-08.