Belmont Fire House (former) - Belmont CA

City:: Belmont, CA
Site Type:: Civic Facilities, Military and Public Safety, Firehouses
New Deal Agencies:: Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA), State Emergency Relief Administration (SERA)
Started:: 1935
Completed:: 1938

Description

Construction on Belmont’s central fire station was begun in 1935 by SERA and completed under the direction of the WPA using local labor. The station hired its first two employees in 1938.

Presently, the building houses Belmont’s Center for Independence of the Disabled (https://www.cidbelmont.org).

Source notes

“Accomplishments of the Works Progress Administration – Northern California (1935-1938).” Works Progress Administration, San Francisco, CA, 1938; https://www.belmont.gov/city-hall/fire/our-department/history.