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Houston Fire Station No. 7

Coordinates: 29°44′50.7″N 95°22′29.3″W / 29.747417°N 95.374806°W / 29.747417; -95.374806
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Houston Fire Station No. 7
The station's exterior in 2014
Houston Fire Station No. 7 is located in Texas
Houston Fire Station No. 7
Houston Fire Station No. 7 is located in the United States
Houston Fire Station No. 7
Location2403 Milam St., Houston, Texas
Coordinates29°44′50.7″N 95°22′29.3″W / 29.747417°N 95.374806°W / 29.747417; -95.374806
Arealess than one acre
Built1898 (1898)
Built byCahill & Hunter
ArchitectOlle J. Lorehn
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.86000798[1]
RTHL No.10694
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 17, 1986
Designated RTHL1988

Houston Fire Station No. 7 is a historic fire station located at 2403 Milam Street in Houston, Texas. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 17, 1986.[2] The fire station was built in 1898 and opened the next year as the first paid station in Houston. It was active until a replacement was built 1969. The building has been used as the Houston Fire Museum after a renovation, started in 1980.[3]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Register Listings" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. p. 47. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  3. ^ "Houston Fire Museum". Houston Fire Museum, Inc. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
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