Indianapolis Fire Headquarters and Municipal Garage is a historic

fire station __NOTOC__ A fire station (also called a fire house, fire hall, firemen's hall, or engine house) is a structure or other area for storing firefighting apparatuses such as fire engines and related vehicles, personal protective equipment, fire ...

and garage located at

Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Mari ...

. The Fire Headquarters was built in 1913 for the

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, and is a three-story,

Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...

style orange-brown glazed brick building with

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detailing. It sits on a concrete foundation and has a square brick parapet. The Classical Revival style Municipal Garage was built in 1913, and expanded in 1925 with two

Tudor Revival Tudor Revival architecture (also known as mock Tudor in the UK) first manifested itself in domestic architecture in the United Kingdom in the latter half of the 19th century. Based on revival of aspects that were perceived as Tudor architecture ...

style additions. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs It was listed on the

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in 2002.

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Fire stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Neoclassical architecture in Indiana Tudor Revival architecture in Indiana Government buildings completed in 1913 Buildings and structures in Indianapolis National Register of Historic Places in Indianapolis {{Indianapolis-stub