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Central Fire Station (Schenectady, New York)

Coordinates: 42°48′48″N 73°56′47″W / 42.81333°N 73.94639°W / 42.81333; -73.94639
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Central Fire Station
Central Fire Station (Schenectady, New York) is located in New York
Central Fire Station (Schenectady, New York)
Central Fire Station (Schenectady, New York) is located in the United States
Central Fire Station (Schenectady, New York)
LocationErie Blvd., Schenectady, New York
Coordinates42°48′48″N 73°56′47″W / 42.81333°N 73.94639°W / 42.81333; -73.94639
Arealess than one acre
Built1929
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.85000729 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1985

Central Fire Station is a historic fire station located at Schenectady in Schenectady County, New York, USA. It was built between 1924 and 1929 and is a three-story, brick civic building in the Georgian Revival style. The front facade is dominated by a broad, five bay central pavilion. The first floor of the front facade is composed of five segmentally arched entrance bays faced with cast stone. The Schenectady Fire Department ceased using the building in 1981.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Lucy Breyer (February 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bay Shore Hose Company No. 1 Firehouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying four photographs