Lorain Fire Station No. 1

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| name = Lorain Fire Station No. 1

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| image = Fire station no 1.jpg

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| location= 605 W. Fourth St., Lorain, Ohio

| coordinates = {{coord|41|28|00|N|82|10|47|W|source:NOTNRIS2013a|name=Lorain Fire Station No. 1|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Ohio

| built = 1912

| architect = Hamilton E. Ford

| architecture = Colonial Revival

| added = August 20, 1987

| area = less than one acre

| refnum = 87001374{{NRISref |refnum=87001374|version=2013a}}

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The Lorain Fire Station No. 1, at 605 W. Fourth St. in Lorain, Ohio. It served Lorain as a fire station for over 60 years. It was built after a fire killed four persons, including a woman and two children.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YfvhVln0D20C&pg=GBS.PA419.w.1.2.0.1 |title=Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2 |date=1999 |publisher=Somerset Publishers, Inc.|editor=Lorrie K. Owen | access-date=October 6, 2018 |pages=886–7|isbn=9781878592705 }} , It was built in 1912 in the Colonial Revival style so as to blend into the primarily residential neighborhood. The building was heavily damaged but survived the 1924 Lorain tornado.{{Cite web |last=Kolaczko |first=Andreas |date=27 July 2017 |title=Fire Station #1 |url=https://theclio.com/entry/43606 |url-status=live |access-date=29 May 2025 |website=Clio: Your Guide to History}}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. Today the building serves as the City of Lorain's Treasurer's Office.{{Cite news |last=Payerchin |first=Richard |date=15 July 2021 |title=Lorain income tax office gets line out the door |url=https://www.morningjournal.com/2019/11/21/lorain-income-tax-office-gets-line-out-the-door/ |url-status=live |access-date=29 May 2025 |work=The Morning Journal}}

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