Hampden Firehouse
United States historic place
Hampden Firehouse | |
Hampden Firehouse, March 2011 | |
40°20′39″N 75°54′57″W / 40.34417°N 75.91583°W / 40.34417; -75.91583 | |
Area | less than one acre |
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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 |
The Hampden Firehouse is an historic fire station which is located in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
History and architectural features
Built in 1887, this historic structure is a two-story, brick building which sits on a granite foundation. It was designed in the Renaissance Revival style by noted Philadelphia architect Edwin Forrest Durang (1829 – 1911), and 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 c "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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-09-08. 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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