Fire Station No. 5 (Tacoma, Washington)

Fire Station No. 5 is a fire station located in Tacoma, Washington listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is currently still in active service, but was renamed Fire Station 4 when Tacoma's former Station 4 at 222 E 26th Street was closed.

Fire Station No. 5
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Fire Station No. 5 in Tacoma, Washington
Location	1453 S. Twelfth St., Tacoma, Washington
Coordinates	47°15′3″N 122°27′19″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1935 (1935)
Architect	Silas Nelsen
Architectural style	Moderne, Art Deco
MPS	Historic Fire Stations of Tacoma, Washington TR
NRHP reference No.	86000971[1]
Added to NRHP	May 2, 1986

Tacoma has since had two other Stations 5. Tacoma's second fireboat station, which opened in 1983 at 3301 Ruston Way but has since ceased fire operations, and Tacoma's former Station 15 at 3510 E 11th St., which was closed in 2012 when a new Station 15 opened in Tacoma's lower east side. The former Station 15 has since been considered for reopening and has been renamed Station 5.

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Washington (state)

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.