Hampden Firehouse
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Hampden Firehouse
| nrhp_type =
| image = Hampden Firehouse.JPG
| caption = Hampden Firehouse, March 2011
| location = 1101 Greenwich Street, Reading, Pennsylvania
| coordinates = {{coord|40|20|39|N|75|54|57|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Pennsylvania#USA
| architect = Edwin F. Durang
Levi H. Focht, contractor
| architecture = Late Victorian, Renaissance, Greek Revival Influence
| added = April 13, 1982
| area = less than one acre
| refnum = 82003761
}}
The Hampden Firehouse is an historic fire station which is located in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
History and architectural features
Built in 1887, this historic structure is a two-story, brick building which sits on a granite foundation. It was designed in the Renaissance Revival style by noted Philadelphia architect Edwin Forrest Durang (1829 – 1911), and features a double pedimented roof influenced by the Greek Revival style and round arched windows.{{cite web| url = https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| title = National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania| publisher = CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System| format = Searchable database| access-date = 2012-09-08| archive-date = 2007-07-21| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp| url-status = dead}} Note: This includes {{cite web| url = {{NRHP-PA|H079013_01H.pdf}}| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hampden Firehouse| accessdate = 2012-09-08| author = City of Reading| format = PDF| date = July 1981}}
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
References
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{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania}}
Category:Buildings and structures in Reading, Pennsylvania
Category:Renaissance Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
Category:Victorian architecture in Pennsylvania
Category:Fire stations completed in 1887
Category:Defunct fire stations in Pennsylvania
Category:Fire stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Reading, Pennsylvania