Cincinnati Fire Museum
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Court Street Firehouse | |
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Cincinnati Fire Museum - rear of building. | |
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| Location | 311 W. Court St., Cincinnati, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 39°6′19″N 84°31′10″W / 39.10528°N 84.51944°WCoordinates: 39°6′19″N 84°31′10″W / 39.10528°N 84.51944°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1906 |
| Architectural style | Renaissance |
| Governing body | Local |
| NRHP Reference # | 74001510[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 18, 1974 |
The Cincinnati Fire Museum preserves and exhibits Greater Cincinnati, Ohio's firefighting artifacts and honors firefighters, both past and present. The fire museum is housed in a restored 1907 firehouse, the Court Street Firehouse at 315 West Court Street (near Plum Street in Downtown Cincinnati).[2] The Court Street Firehouse is a registered historic building, listed in the National Register on July 18, 1974.
Over 200 years of firefighting history is on display in the Cincinnati Fire Museum.[3] Exhibits include examples of early leather fire buckets, an 1808 fire drum, the oldest surviving fire engine in Cincinnati, and an 1836 hand pumper. The museum also features and interactive exhibit that allows visitors to experience a modern Emergency-One fire engine cab by wailing the siren, ringing the bell, and flashing the lights.
See also
Notes
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ Zimmeth, Khristi S. (Jun 1, 2006). "Insiders' Guide Fun With the Family Ohio: Hundreds of Ideas For Day Trips With The Kids". Globe Pequot. p. 131. Retrieved 2013-05-09.
- ↑ Smith, Steve et al (2007). "Arts & Attractions". Cincinnati USA City Guide. Cincinnati Magazine. p. 21. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
External links
- Cincinnati Fire Museum Official site
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