Brooklyn No. 4 Fire House

The Brooklyn No. 4 Fire House is located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.[2]

For the fire station in New York, see Old Brooklyn Fire Headquarters.
Brooklyn No. 4 Fire House
Brooklyn No. 4 Fire House
Location17 W. Sixth Ave., Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Coordinates44°00′44″N 88°32′19″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1868 (1868)
ArchitectWilliam Waters
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.95001505[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 11, 1996

History

The fire house was designed by William Waters and built in 1868, after major fires in 1859 and 1866. By the time it closed in 1946, #4 spanned the transitions from volunteer firemen to professionals, from mobile pumps to hose wagons, and from horses to motorized trucks.[3]

Later, the building housed a sign company for a time. It was added to the State Register of Historic Places in 1995 and to the National Register of Historic Places the following year.[4]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Brooklyn No. 4 Fire House". LandmarkHunter.com. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  3. Hundt Rankin, Katherine (1994-11-01). "Brooklyn No. 4 Fire House". NRHP Inventory-Nomination Form. US Dept. of the Interior. National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-04-21.
  4. "17 W 6TH AVE". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
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