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The Historic Firehouses of Louisville is a Thematic Resource (TR) Multiple Property Submission (MPS) on the National Register of Historic Places. The submission represents 18 historic fire stations, located in Louisville, Kentucky, which were added to the National Register in 1980–81 due to their historical and architectural merits. [1] [2]
The first firehouses in Louisville were volunteer fire departments scattered throughout the city until June 1, 1858, when the city took control and replaced the hand engines with five steam engines and volunteers with paid staff. There were initially three fire stations, 65 full-time firefighters, and 23 horses.
The Steam Engine Company No. 7 building is a historic firehouse located in Louisville, Kentucky, United States.The two-story, brick structure was built in 1871. It is an excellent example of the application of Victorian design principles to a utilitarian public building, and is stylistically related to contemporary buildings in the Limerick neighborhood.
The Jefferson County Fire Service (abbreviated as JCFS and known locally as "County Fire" or "Suburban Fire") is an organization that coordinates the independent fire protection districts in Jefferson County, Kentucky. The JCFS was formed for the purpose of mutual aid, dispatch, training, and local standardization.
Fire station construction to begin. Crews are expected to break ground for the city’s new fire station later this year. The $8.6 million facility will be built on vacant land at 1010 S. Chapel ...
Franklin Roosevelt visits Louisville -- looking east on Walnut (now Muhammad Ali), October 22, 1932. The 1939 world premiere of ``One Million B.C.,'' staring Victor Mature of Louisville, at Loew's ...
The Sinking Fund Building, also known as Firehouse No. 2, is an historic building in downtown Louisville, Kentucky.Located on Jefferson Street between Louisville Metro Police Headquarters and the Louisville City Hall Annex building, it is part of the municipal office complex that comprises several neighboring blocks and originally housed the Louisville Division of Fire.
The Louisville Fire Department called the explosion a “large scale incident.” As a result, several roads in the immediate area were closed and public transport was diverted.