Fire Station No. 6 (Atlanta)

Fire Station No. 6 is a historic fire station in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Built in 1894 with designs by Bruce & Morgan, the building is the oldest freestanding fire station in the city. Located in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood, the building is a contributing property in the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park.

Fire Station No. 6
Fire Station No. 6 (2016)
Location39 Boulevard
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Coordinates33°45′19″N 84°22′19″W
Built1894
ArchitectBruce & Morgan
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
Part ofMartin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park (ID74000677)
Added to NRHPMay 2, 1974

History

The fire station was designed by the architectural firm Bruce & Morgan and built in 1894.[1] The building, a two-story brick structure, was built in the Romanesque Revival style.[2] Located at the intersection of Boulevard and Auburn Avenue in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood,[3] the station was the first one in Atlanta to hire African American firefighters.[4] The station would continue to serve the neighborhood for several decades, and by 1986, it was the oldest operating fire station in the city.[3] In 1991, the station closed, and in 1995, it was renovated and converted to a museum on the history of desegregation in the Atlanta Fire Department.[2] Among the items in the museum's collection are two of the station's original brass firepoles and a 1927 American LaFrance fire engine.[2] Today, the building is the oldest freestanding fire station in the city.[4] The building is a contributing property of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park and is located next to Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.[3]

References
  1. Gournay, Isabelle (1993). Sams, Gerald W. (ed.). AIA Guide to the Architecture of Atlanta. University of Georgia Press. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-8203-1450-1 – via Google Books.
  2. Butler, Tray (2016). Moon Atlanta. Avalon Publishing. ISBN 978-1-63121-150-8 – via Google Books.
  3. Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site & Preservation District, Atlanta, Georgia: General Management Plan & Development Concept Plan. National Park Service. 1986. p. 14 – via Google Books.
  4. Barger, Jeff (2016). Dropping In On Atlanta. Rourke Educational Media. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-68191-484-8 – via Google Books.
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