Central Fire Station (Shreveport, Louisiana)

The Central Fire Station in Shreveport, Louisiana, at 801 Crockett St., was built in 1922. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. The listing included two contributing buildings.[1]

Central Fire Station
Location801 Crockett St., Shreveport, Louisiana
Coordinates32°30′32″N 93°45′03″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1922
Built byWerner, W.H.
ArchitectKing, Clarence W.
Architectural styleBeaux Arts, Renaissance, Italian Renaissance
Part ofShreveport Commercial Historic District
NRHP reference No.91000625[1]
Added to NRHPMay 28, 1991

It is a two-story stuccoed brick building. It has Beaux Arts styling including "a watertable composed of green glazed bricks surmounted by a cast concrete band and a series of prominent cartouches mounted at the entablature level along the main facade and on the building's corners."[2]

A second contributing resource on the property is a five-story hose tower.[2]

It was designed by architect Clarence W. King and built by contractor W.H. Werner.[2]

It has hosted the Shreveport Regional Arts Council.

It is also a contributing property of the Shreveport Commercial Historic District since its first boundary increase on May 16, 1997.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. National Reeister staff, Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation (February 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Central Fire Station". National Park Service. Retrieved October 20, 2018. With accompanying nine photos from 1991
  3. "Shreveport Commercial Historic District" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 14, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
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