Old Kowloon Fire Station

The Old Kowloon Fire Station is a former fire station in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Together with the Former Marine Police Headquarters, it is now part of a commercial complex called 1881 Heritage.

Old Kowloon Fire Station
前九龍消防局
Old Kowloon Fire Station in 2009.
Alternative namesTerminus Fire Station
General information
TypeFire station
ClassificationGrade II historic building
LocationTsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Address33 Salisbury Road
CountryHong Kong
Current tenantsShanghai Tang
Completed1920
Closed1971
OwnerHong Kong Government
Old Kowloon Fire Station
Traditional Chinese前九龍消防局
Accommodation block.

The station is located at 33 Salisbury Road, at the corner with Kowloon Park Drive.[1]

The Old Kowloon Fire Station consists of a Main Block and an Accommodation Barrack. The main block was built in 1920, while the two-storey accommodation barrack was completed in 1922. It served as a fire station until 1971, when it was replaced by the Tsim Sha Tsui Fire Station on Canton Road.[1] The fire station was also known as the Terminus Fire Station because of its proximity to the Kowloon Station (demolished in 1974), the then south terminus of the British Section of the Kowloon–Canton Railway.[2]

The main block of the fire station has been listed as a Grade II historic building since 2009.[3]

See also

References
  1. Historic Building Appraisal: Old Kowloon Fire Station
  2. The Geographical Information System on Hong Kong Heritage: Old Kowloon Fire Station, Main Block
  3. List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings in Building Assessment (as of 10 September 2013)
  • Former Kowloon Fire Station at Gwulo.com: and

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