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Address: 1401 S. Michigan Avenue
Year Built: 1905
Date Designated a Chicago Landmark: October 1, 2003
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The design of this firehouse incorporated many innovations aimed at achieving quick departures and providing more comfortable quarters for firefighters. Its Romanesque Revival-style details also make it one of the more distinctive and handsome firehouses in the City. Through their history and architecture, Chicago's historic firehouses show how ideas about fire protection and the firehouse itself evolved over time.
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