Engine Company 9 Fire Station

Engine Company 9 Fire Station
Location 655 New Britain Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°44′0″N 72°42′13″W / 41.73333°N 72.70361°W / 41.73333; -72.70361Coordinates: 41°44′0″N 72°42′13″W / 41.73333°N 72.70361°W / 41.73333; -72.70361
Area 0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built 1929
Architect Ebbets & Frid
Architectural style Tudor Revival
MPS Firehouses of Hartford MPS
NRHP Reference # 89000024[1]
Added to NRHP March 2, 1989

The Engine Company 9 Fire Station is located at 655 New Britain Avenue in Hartford, Connecticut. It is a two story brick building, with a brownstone foundation and trim. Tudor Revival in style, it was designed by the Hartford firm of Ebbets and Frid, and built in 1929. Set in a residential neighborhood south of downtown, it was designed to blend in with the houses surrounding it. Engine 9 was one of the city's first "suburban" stations, organized in 1900.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 2, 1989.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Engine Company 9 Fire Station" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-12-09.

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