Fire Station No. 2 (Miami, Florida)

Fire Station No. 2
Location Miami, Florida
Coordinates 25°47′18.7002″N 80°11′39.7026″W / 25.788527833°N 80.194361833°W / 25.788527833; -80.194361833Coordinates: 25°47′18.7002″N 80°11′39.7026″W / 25.788527833°N 80.194361833°W / 25.788527833; -80.194361833
Area less than one acre
Built 1926
Architect Geiger, August C.
Architectural style Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Mediterranean Revival, Other
MPS Downtown Miami MRA, see Downtown Miami MRA
NRHP reference # 88002971[1]
Added to NRHP January 4, 1989

The Fire Station No. 2 (also known as the Old Fire Station No. 2) is a historic fire station in Miami, Florida. It is located at 1401 North Miami Avenue. On January 4, 1989, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

A proposal for it to be designated as a City of Miami historic site was prepared by the city's historic preservation program,[2] and it was so designated.[3]

The building is now owned by a community redevelopment agency (or a "CRA") called the Omni CRA. Ownership was transferred from the Miami. In late 2011, the Omni CRA launched a US$2M renovation in order to refurbish the building and use it as the CRA's main office. The nearby Omni Center was purchased in October 2011 by the Genting Group in an effort to establish a Las Vegas-style gambling operation. The vacant Fire Station No. 2 was constructed in 1926 by architect August C. Geiger, the tenth registered architect in Florida. The groundbreaking ceremony for Firehouse # 2 took place on Monday, December 19, 2011 at 10:00 am and was held on-site.

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Sarah E. Eaton. "Fire Station No. 2, 1401 North Miami Avenue: Designation Report" (PDF). City of Miami historic preservation program. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
  3. ↑ "Fire Station No. 2". City of Miami historic preservation program. Retrieved 2014-09-09.


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