Fire Station No. 5 (Knoxville, Tennessee)
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Fire Station No. 5 | |
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Location | 419 Arthur St., NW, Knoxville, Tennessee |
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Coordinates | 35°58′9″N 83°55′55″W / 35.96917°N 83.93194°W |
Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
Built | 1909 |
NRHP reference No. | 78002602[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 2, 1978 |
The Mechanicsville Fire Station Number 5 is the oldest active fire station in Knoxville, Tennessee. Opened on May 23, 1909, it has served the Mechanicsville community of Knoxville almost continuously since. The fire station was the last in Knoxville to be built specifically for horse-drawn fire apparatus.
Knoxville Fire Department Station number 5 opened on May 23, 1909. It is located at 419 Arthur Street in the Mechanicsville community, just northwest of the downtown area. Station number 5 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[2] KFD Engine 5 is currently housed at this station. Engine 5 is the 4th busiest company in the Knoxville Fire Department.[3]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ National Register of Historic Places
- ^ Scott Brooks (May 23, 2009). "100 years of protection: Station No. 5 helped neighborhood with more than just fires". Knox News.
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