National Register of Historic Places

Fire Station No. 2-Topeka

Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
Listed
July 2, 2002
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
02000715

About this property

The Fire Station No. 2 in Topeka, Kansas, at 719-723 Van Buren, is a fire station which was built in 1927. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 as Fire Station No. 2-Topeka. It was designed by architect Thomas Wilson Williamson in 1927 to serve as Topeka's Fire Department Headquarters and as fire station for Company No. 2. It is a two-and-a-half-story building with elements of Mediterranean Revival style (within broader Spanish Colonial Revival style) including its wrought iron balcony railings and its Spanish tile roof. Its modern features included a 60 feet (18 m) high fire drill tower, which was removed in 1967, and a fire alarm center. It was remodeled in 1979 to serve as the Topeka Emergency Communication Center (TECOM), Topeka's then-new combined fire and police dispatch and 911

Location

719-723 Van Buren
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
39.05201, -95.67675

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Fire Station No. 2-Topeka listed on the National Register?

Fire Station No. 2-Topeka was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 2, 2002.

What type of historic resource is Fire Station No. 2-Topeka?

Fire Station No. 2-Topeka is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Fire Station No. 2-Topeka?

The period of significance for Fire Station No. 2-Topeka is recorded as the industrial era.

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