- Florence Firehouse
The Florence Firehouse is located at 8415 North 29th Street in the
Florence neighborhood in the north end ofOmaha ,Nebraska . Built in 1888, it housed Florence Hose Company #1. [(nd) [http://www.historicflorence.org/ Florence Firehouse] . Retrieved 6/11/07.]History
The original Florence Fire Station was a "temporary" wood structure built in 1854 by the Florence city council. Located at the intersection of State and 4th Street, now called 29th Street, the Firehouse was simply a large garage that could accommodate two horses and the fire rig.
The city built a new structure of brick in 1888, and the volunteer firemen were called Fire Hose Company #1. When the City of Omaha annexed Florence in 1917, they immediately abandoned the station.In 1998 it was purchased by the Florence Historical Society. [(nd) [http://necoyote.com/historic/florencefirehouse.html Florence Firehouse] . Retrieved 6/11/07.]
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History of Omaha, Nebraska References
External links
* [http://www.historicflorence.org/Attractions/firehouseX.htm Photo] of the Florence Firehouse.
* [http://www.historicflorence.org/Photos/hosecompanyX.htm Historic photo] of Florence Hose #1.
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