Urban Core in Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
Catherine Street Fire Station
Built in 1902
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 2, 2021
1. Catherine Street Fire Station Marker
Built ten months after the great Jacksonville Fire of 1901. It serves as the most obvious link between present day Jacksonville and its turn of the century catastrophe, which is still the largest metropolitan fire ever to occur in the South. Restoration of this station was made possible through assistance of the City of Jacksonville Firefighters, The Mayor’s Office and the Florida Department of State Division of Historical Resources.
Erected by Jacksonville Firefighters, Jacksonville Mayor’s Office and the Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.
Location. 30° 19.267′ N, 81° 38.48′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Florida, in Duval County. It is in Urban Core. It can be reached from the intersection of Gator Bowl Boulevard and A.P. Randolph Street, on the right when traveling east. Located at the Jacksonville Fire Museum adjacent to Metropolitan Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1406 Gator Bowl Blvd, Jacksonville FL 32202, United States
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Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s First Coast. It is also in the American South and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (approx. ¾ mile away); The Plaza Building (approx. ¾ mile away); Duval County (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Mungen House (approx. 0.9 miles away); Old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Home (approx. 0.9 miles away); Soldiers of the American Revolution Associated with Jacksonville’s History (approx. 0.9 miles away); Old Jacksonville Free Public Library (approx. one mile away); "The Great Endurance Run" (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.
Other markers no longer nearby.
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 2, 2021
2. Catherine Street Fire Station Marker
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 2, 2021
3. Catherine Street Fire Station (Jacksonville Fire Museum)
City of Jacksonville website entry:
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Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 2, 2021
4. National Register Site
Catherine Street Fire Station, 1902, Awarded by Jacksonville landmarks Commission
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, May 2, 2021
5. Jacksonville Fire Museum sign
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 553 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 3, 2021, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
