Roanoke City Firehouse No. 6 - Roanoke, Virginia - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Fire Station #6 was built in 1911 in order to provide more adequate fire service to Roanoke’s Belmont neighborhood. This fire station was one of the first stations to receive motorized fire fighting vehicles. The building was designed to be compatible with the neighborhood architecture still blends in with other neighborhood building. Today the Old #6 Station no longer functions as a fire station, but remains an important part of the community, serving as a meeting place for the League of Older Americans and the Southeast Community Action Forum.
Source/Credit: Virginia Department of Historic Resources

Street address: 1015 Jamison Ave., SE. Roanoke, Va. United States 24013 County / Borough / Parish: City of Roanoke Year listed: 1991 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Social History Periods of significance: 1900 - 1949 Historic function: Government, Fire Station Current function: Social, Civic Building Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Privately owned?: Not Listed Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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