Port Washington in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Port Washington Fire Engine House

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, September 8, 2011

1. Port Washington Fire Engine House Marker

Inscription. This fire engine house was built in 1929 on the site of an 1884 multi-purpose wooden fire house. Architect John Topzant of Milwaukee designed the Mediterranean Revival-style building with tan brick walls, a Spanish tile roof, and a campanile-like hose-drying tower.

Erected 2010 by Port Washington Fire Dept and Historical Society and Wisconsin Historical Society. (Marker Number 534.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Wisconsin Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1929.

Location. 43° 23.401′ N, 87° 52.244′ W. Marker is in Port Washington, Wisconsin, in Ozaukee County. It is at the intersection of East Pier Street and North Wisconsin Street, on the right when traveling west on East Pier Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 102 East Pier St, Port Washington WI 53074, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater Milwaukee.

It is also in the American Midwest,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wisconsin Street School Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); Schumacher Building (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Leland Stanford (about 600 feet away); Blake Building (about 600 feet away); Port Washington Civil War Draft Riot

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(about 600 feet away); The Old Ozaukee County Courthouse (about 600 feet away); The Wilson House (about 600 feet away); St. Mary's Church (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Washington.

Port Washington Fire Engine House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, September 8, 2011

2. Port Washington Fire Engine House

from the corner of E. Pier and N. Wisconsin Sts.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, September 8, 2011

3. Port Washington Fire Engine House

looking west from E. Pier St.

Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, September 8, 2011

4. Port Washington Fire Engine House

National Register of Historic Places plaque NPS Building #09000894

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 979 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 12, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.