National Register of Historic Places

Fire Station No. 5

Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
Listed
May 1, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86000971

About this property

Fire Station No. 5 is a fire station located in Tacoma, Washington listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is currently still in active service, but was renamed Fire Station 4 when Tacoma's former Station 4 at 222 E 26th Street was closed. Tacoma has since had two other Stations 5. Tacoma's second fireboat station, which opened in 1983 at 3301 Ruston Way but has since ceased fire operations, and Tacoma's former Station 15 at 3510 E 11th St., which was closed in 2012 when a new Station 15 opened in Tacoma's lower east side. The former Station 15 has since been considered for reopening and has been renamed Station 5.

Location

1453 S. Twelfth St.
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
47.25053, -122.45651

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

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Questions about this property

When was Fire Station No. 5 listed on the National Register?

Fire Station No. 5 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 1, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Fire Station No. 5?

Fire Station No. 5 is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Fire Station No. 5?

The period of significance for Fire Station No. 5 is recorded as the industrial era.

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