Kansas City’s Historic Fire Department Headquarters, Fire Station #2 Was Repurposed
It was brilliantly and efficiently designed in 1906
This image of the Fire Department Headquarters, Fire Station #2, stands out with the brilliant color of red and its architectural design. It’s located at 1020 Central Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. The fire station was built in 1906. In 1982, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The building was designed by local architects Albert Turney and Sarnuel·E. Edwards. The architectural design is the Beaux Arts Classicism style.
Beaux-Arts architecture is massive and heavy, lending itself to the construction of monumental public buildings like train stations, schools, and government buildings. (Source.)
The Kansas City Fire Department Headquarters Building is located in the Central Business District. It’s a three-story building. This building is one of the few examples of the Beaux Arts Classicism style in Kansas City. It was popular in the United States from about 1895–1915.
The two other structures in Kansas City that uses this style of architecture are the R.A. Long Mansion on Gladstone Boulevard and Union Station on Pershing Road. These buildings are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
