St. Joseph Fire Station #7 (former) – St. Joseph MO

City:
St. Joseph, MO

Site Type:
Firehouses, Military and Public Safety

New Deal Agencies:
Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

Completed:
1939

Marked:
Yes

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

Originally constructed as St. Joseph Fire Station Number Seven, the building at 919 Corby Street was constructed with the aid of federal Public Works Administration (PWA) funds. The station was moved across the street from an earlier firehouse just across N 10th Street. According to a 1988 article in the St. Joseph News-Press: “According to the brass plaque beside the double bay doors, Station 7 was built by the Federal Works Agency, Public Works Administration, in 1939.”

Source notes

St. Joseph Fire Department history: https://www.stjosephmemorylane.com/fire/fire.html

St. Joseph News-Press: December 18, 1988, pg. 23: https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/563837605/ (accessed Apr. 10, 2022)

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on April 10, 2022.

Location Info


919 Corby Street
St. Joseph, MO 64501

Coordinates: 39.774545, -94.84840

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