Hose Station No. 6
Hose Station No. 6 is located in Iowa
Hose Station No. 6
Hose Station No. 6 is located in the United States
Hose Station No. 6
Location1410 Marquette Street
Davenport, Iowa
Coordinates41°32′3″N 90°35′31″W / 41.53417°N 90.59194°W / 41.53417; -90.59194
Arealess than one acre
Built1910
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival
MPSDavenport MRA
NRHP reference No.83002450[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 7, 1983

Hose Station No. 6 is located in a residential neighborhood in the West End of Davenport, Iowa, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1983.[1] It is one of two former fire stations in the West End that are still in existence. The other one is Hose Station No. 7.

History

The first group of volunteer firefighters in Davenport were organized in 1856 and called the Independent Fire Engine and Hose Company.[2] The city's first firehouse, Hose Station No. 1, was built on Perry Street in 1877 for the Fire King Engine 2nd Hose Company. Around the turn of the 20th-century, the city built other small hose stations throughout the city such as Hose Station No. 6. The building is now a private home.

Architecture

The fire station was built in the Renaissance Revival style in 1910. The two-story structure follows a rectangular plan, a projecting side bay, and a brick exterior. There is also a short tower in the rear of the building in which the hoses dried. The fire engine entrance features a dogear concrete surround and quoining on the side bay. Rectangular windows are used throughout the building with the pair on the main facade's second floor having modified Gibbs surrounds. The building is capped with a hipped roof with a small curved roof dormer on the front.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Svendsen, Marlys A.; Bowers, Martha H. (1982). Davenport where the Mississippi runs west: A Survey of Davenport History & Architecture. Davenport, Iowa: City of Davenport. p. 7-2.
  3. Martha Bowers; Marlys Svendsen-Roesler. "Hose Station No. 6". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-03-24. with photo

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