Fire Station No. 1 | |
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Location | 13 E. Church Ave., Roanoke, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°16′12″N 79°56′24″W / 37.27000°N 79.94000°W |
Area | 9.9 acres (4.0 ha) |
Built | 1907 |
Architect | Huggins & Bates |
Architectural style | Edwardian |
NRHP reference No. | 73002224[1] |
VLR No. | 128-0033 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | May 7, 1973 |
Designated VLR | September 19, 1972[2] |
Fire Station No. 1 is a former fire station listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the Downtown neighborhood of the independent city of Roanoke, Virginia, United States. Modeled after Philadelphia's Independence Hall,[3][4] Fire Station No. 1 served as one of the longest continuously operating fire stations in the Commonwealth of Virginia from its completion in 1907 through the opening of a replacement facility in 2007.[5][6] Designed by the Lynchburg firm of Huggins and Bates, No. 1 still stands as a monument to the civic pride of early Roanoke.[3] It is located in the Roanoke City Market Historic District.