- City:
- Miami, FL
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Military and Public Safety, Firehouses
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
- Started:
- 1933
- Completed:
- 1934
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
This Art Deco fire training tower was built in 1933-34 by FERA, a precursor to the WPA. The tower was used by the city of Miami to train local fire fighters for many years. The tower is still standing, but is not currently in use.
Source notes
https://www.historicpreservationmiami.com/pdfs/fire%20trng%20twr.pdf
https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/144283
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H. Cruz
Looks to have been demolished in 2022