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Engine House No. 1
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National Register of Historic Places

Engine House No. 1

On the National Register since 197551 years
RomanesqueListed 1975Duluth
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About Engine House No. 1

Engine House No. 1, at 101 East Third St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 1975. It was among the first 8 of Duluth’s 44 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the local level. It describes its style as Romanesque, as it does for 43 other Minnesota listings. Five more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric fire station in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 30 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

101 East Third St., Duluth · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Engine House No. 1Start here
  2. 2Duluth Central High SchoolRichardsonian Romanesque · next door
  3. 3Duluth Commercial Historic District (additional Documentation)Late Victorian · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Wirth BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque · next door
  5. 5Duluth Masonic TempleBuilt 1905 · next door
Around it

10 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BDuluth Public LibraryNeo-Classic · Built 19020.2 miBEngine House No. 1 (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation)Late Victorian0.2 miBYWCA of DuluthSecond Renaissance Revival0.3 miBSacred Heart Cathedral, Sacred Heart School and Christian Brothers (Boundary Increase)Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 18940.3 miBSacred Heart Cathedral and Cathedral SchoolGothic Revival · Built 18940.3 miStWILLIAM A. IRVIN (freighter)Steel Bulk Freighter0.5 miBMunger TerraceChateauesque0.5 miBFitger Brewing CompanyRichardsonian Romanesque0.5 miBMoe, Bergetta, BakeryBuilt 18750.5 miBSt. Mark's African Methodist Episcopal ChurchLate Gothic Revival0.5 mi

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Questions about Engine House No. 1

Is Engine House No. 1 on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 12, 1975 (Register number 75002089).

Is Engine House No. 1 a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Minnesota has 25 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Cooke, Jay, State Park CCC/Rustic Style Historic District, 15.9 miles away.

Can you visit Engine House No. 1?

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.

Where can I read the history of Engine House No. 1?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 30 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 93202955 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.