Marker Inscription
Architecture, Social History
Historic Place
Fire Engine House No. 9 (Gone)
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About this site
Fire Engine House No. 9 (Gone) is a historic place in Houston, Harris County, dedicated in 1985. It is one of 190 historic places documented in Harris County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 781 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7754, -95.3619 near Houston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Union Transfer and Storage Building (historic place), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Jefferson Davis Hospital, 1840 Houston City Cemetery, and Site of Confederate Prison Compound.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #2085003238. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Fire Engine House No. 9 stood at 1810-1812 Keene Street in Houston and was built in 1899, during the early years of Houston's professionalized fire department. It was attributed to prominent local architect William A. McMillen. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, the fire station has since been demolished.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orgsah-archipedia.org
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