The Fire Station

Gallery: Davenport (IA) Station Renovation

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Gallery: Davenport (IA) Central Fire Station

Galante Architecture Studio married a 20,000 square foot addition to a renovated 10,000 square foot fire station built in 1901 for the Davenport (ID) Fire Department. (All photos courtesy of Galante Architecture Studio.)

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Gallery: Davenport (IA) Central Fire Station

Galante Architecture Studio restored the stairway to the second level of the original station building.

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Gallery: Davenport (IA) Central Fire Station

The renovated Davenport (ID) Central Fire Station continues its life as the oldest operating fire station west of the Mississippi River.

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Gallery: Davenport (IA) Central Fire Station

This view of the rear portion of Davenport’s fire station addition show the seven drive-through apparatus bays.

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Gallery: Davenport (IA) Central Fire Station

Two engines sit in apparatus bays in the Davenport (ID) Central Fire Station addition.

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he new hose tower on Davenport’s station addition doubles as a training tower.

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Gallery: Davenport (IA) Central Fire Station

A large training classroom on the second floor of the renovated original station has a back wall of exposed brick that forms the exterior of the building.

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An exercise area was included in the addition to the station.

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Gallery: Davenport (IA) Central Fire Station

Administrative offices now occupy the second floor of the original 1901 station.

The Davenport (IA) Fire Department’s Central Fire Station maintains its status as the oldest operating fire station west of the Mississippi after a renovation and new addition designed by Galante Architecture Studio gave new life to the old building, originally built in 1901, and married it with a new structure that brings the fire complex into the 21st century.

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