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Cedar Rapids Central Fire Station
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National Register of Historic Places

Cedar Rapids Central Fire Station

Also known as Cedar Rapids Hose Company No. 1; Cedar Russian Science Station

On the National Register since 201412 years
Listed 2014Cedar Rapids
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Cedar Rapids Central Fire Station

Cedar Rapids Central Fire Station, at 427 1st St., SE., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 29, 2014. The Register lists it for its town planning, at the local level. 11 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isFire station in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Through the years

1918 to today

  1. 1918Built
  2. 2014Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 12 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

427 1st St., SE., Cedar Rapids · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Cedar Rapids Central Fire StationStart here
  2. 2Hamilton Brothers BuildingRomanesque · Built 1899 · next door
  3. 3Sinclair Building-Smulekoffs Furniture StoreBuilt 1901 · next door
  4. 4Paramount Theater BuildingDecorated Commercial · next door
  5. 5Security BuildingBuilding · next door
Around it

23 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BLattner Auditorium BuildingClassical0.1 miBIowa Wind Mill and Pump Company Office and WarehouseLate Victorian · Built 19020.2 miBCedar Rapids Milk Condensing CompanyBuilt 18870.2 miBEvans Manufacturing Company BuildingModern Movement0.2 miBSokol GymnasiumBuilt 19080.2 miBIowa BuildingRenaissance Revival0.2 miDCedar Rapids Central Business District Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBWitwer Grocery Company BuildingBuilding0.3 miDWest Side Third Avenue SW. Commercial Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBPeople's Savings BankBuilding0.3 miBHarper and McIntire Company WarehouseBuilt 19220.3 miStFirst Avenue BridgeConcrete Open Spandrel Arch0.3 miBCedar Rapids Post Office and Public BuildingRenaissance Revival0.3 miBHotel RooseveltGeorgian Revival · Built 19270.3 miOHighwater RockObject0.4 miBGlenn M. and Edith Averill HouseBuilt 19060.4 miBFirst Universalist Church of Cedar RapidsVernacular0.4 miBC.S.P.S. HallRichardsonian Romanesque0.5 mi
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BGrant Vocational High SchoolBuilt 19150.5 miBLuther A. and Elinore T. Brewer HouseBuilding0.5 miBBethel African Methodist Episcopal ChurchBuilding0.5 miDCedar Rapids 2nd Avenue SE. Automobile Row Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miDMay's Island Historic DistrictBeaux Arts0.5 mi

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Questions about Cedar Rapids Central Fire Station

Is Cedar Rapids Central Fire Station on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 29, 2014 (Register number 14000175).

Is Cedar Rapids Central Fire Station a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Iowa has 22 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Amana Villages, 21.2 miles away.

Can you visit Cedar Rapids Central Fire Station?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.