Hampden Firehouse
Hampden Firehouse | |
 Hampden Firehouse, March 2011 | |
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| Location | 1101 Greenwich Street, Reading, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°20′39″N 75°54′57″W / 40.34417°N 75.91583°WCoordinates: 40°20′39″N 75°54′57″W / 40.34417°N 75.91583°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architect | Edwin F. Durang Levi H. Focht, contractor |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Renaissance, Greek Revival Influence |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003761 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1982 |
Hampden Firehouse is a historic fire station located at Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1887, and is a two-story, brick building on a granite foundation in the Renaissance Revival style. It was designed by noted Philadelphia architect Edwin Forrest Durang (1829 – 1911). It features a double pedimented roof influenced by the Greek Revival style and round arched windows.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes City of Reading (July 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hampden Firehouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-08.
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