Catherine Street Fire Station
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The Catherine Street Fire Station is a historic building in Jacksonville, Florida
, originally located at 14 Catherine Street, but relocated to Metropolitan Park
. The building now houses a fire museum, officially known as the Jacksonville Fire Museum, but also known as the "Museum of City Fire of 1901" and the "Catherine Street Fire Museum".
Among the 500+ artifacts on display are an 1806 Hand pumper, a 1926 American LaFrance Fire Engine and a 1898 Steam Engine that was used to fight the 1901 Jacksonville Fire.
The museum hosts over 12,000 visitors each year.
After Fire Station No. 3 was disbanded in 1933, the building was used first to host the Jacksonville Fire Department shop facilities, and then as a storage facility. The Catherine Street Fire Station was added to the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places
on June 13, 1972, and turned into the Jacksonville Fire Museum in 1982.
The building was last renovated following a 1993 highlighting a deterioration of its foundations.
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, originally located at 14 Catherine Street, but relocated to Metropolitan Park
Metropolitan Park
Metropolitan Park is a former baseball ground located in New York, New York. The ground was the part-time home to the New York Metropolitans of the American Association in 1884....
. The building now houses a fire museum, officially known as the Jacksonville Fire Museum, but also known as the "Museum of City Fire of 1901" and the "Catherine Street Fire Museum".
Among the 500+ artifacts on display are an 1806 Hand pumper, a 1926 American LaFrance Fire Engine and a 1898 Steam Engine that was used to fight the 1901 Jacksonville Fire.
The museum hosts over 12,000 visitors each year.
History
Built in 1902, the Catherine Street Fire Station was the base to Fire Station No. 3, originally located on Bay Street but destroyed in the 1901 Jacksonville fire.After Fire Station No. 3 was disbanded in 1933, the building was used first to host the Jacksonville Fire Department shop facilities, and then as a storage facility. The Catherine Street Fire Station was added to the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on June 13, 1972, and turned into the Jacksonville Fire Museum in 1982.
The building was last renovated following a 1993 highlighting a deterioration of its foundations.