Former Fire Station (Windsor, Connecticut)
Former Fire Station | |
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Location | 14 Maple Avenue, Windsor, Connecticut |
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Coordinates | 41°51′5″N 72°38′44″W / 41.85139°N 72.64556°WCoordinates: 41°51′5″N 72°38′44″W / 41.85139°N 72.64556°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1882 |
Architectural style | Italianate |
MPS | 18th and 19th Century Brick Architecture of Windsor TR |
NRHP reference No. | 88001485[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 15, 1988 |
The building at 14 Maple Avenue in Windsor, Connecticut is a Former Fire Station of the town. It was built about 1882, and was the town's first purpose-built firehouse. Now converted to commercial use, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
Description and history[]
Windsor's former fire station stands far back on the north side of Maple Avenue, with a small parking area in front and buildings facing Broad Street to its east. It is a brick structure, 2-1/2 stories in height. On its main facade, the former garage entrance for the fire truck, which was an elliptically arched opening, has been filled in with a square plate glass window and brickwork filling the arch above. The main doorway is to the right, set in a rectangular opening along with a four-light transom window; it is also topped by a blind arch. Above these, and extending into the gable, is a three-part Palladian window, each section with a round-arch top. The front gable eave is adorned with brick dentil work. The west side wall is topped by a small gabled wall dormer.[2]
The station was built about 1882 on land donated by H. Sidney Hayden. In addition to being the town's first fire station, it is a fine local example of Victorian styling in brick. It served as a fire station until 1939, and was converted to commercial use in 1973.[2] It is now the home of Gottier Investments.
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References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Former Fire Station". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-12-03.
- Fire stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
- National Register of Historic Places in Hartford County, Connecticut
- Windsor, Connecticut
- Buildings and structures in Hartford County, Connecticut
- Fire stations completed in 1882
- Italianate architecture in Connecticut
- Defunct fire stations in Connecticut