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City Hall-Fire Station, Old

  Texas Historical Markers
Dixon and Pecan Sts., Gainesville, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 33° 37' 27.76499000004", -97° 8' 48.25799999988"
 
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    Erected 1884. First floor was fire station, with ladder truck, hose wagons and horse stalls. Insignia for the three fire companies appear above doors. Second floor contained city offices. Jail or Calaboose was in rear. Architect was J. J. Kane. Second story and bell tower were removed in 1933. The Cooke County Heritage Society saved building from demolition, 1966. Renovated through generosity of G. C. and Gladys Morton. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark--1968.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

City Hall-Fire Station, Old Historical Marker Location Map, Gainesville, Texas