Fire Barn 5 (Elgin, Illinois)
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Fire Barn 5 or Fire Station 5 is a historic building in Elgin, Illinois. It was the fifth official fire barn in Elgin, originally housing horses and a fire fighting carriage. Over the years, the carriage was replaced by automobiles. The building is an example of Classical Revival architecture and operated as a fire station until 1991, the year it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. It now functions as the Elgin Fire Barn No. 5 Museum, a museum of firefighting history.
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Saint Charles Street, Elgin
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N 42.025555555556 ° | E -88.269444444444 ° |
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Saint Charles Street
60120 Elgin
Illinois, United States
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