{"nrhp_refnum":"11000838","name":"City of Roanoke Fire Station No. 5","other_names":["Vdhr 128-0054"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"216 12th St. NW.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Roanoke (Independent City)","county":"Roanoke (city and county)","state":"VA","lat":37.27914341800005,"lon":-79.95893172599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-11-18","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story, hip-roofed brick fire station at 12th and Loudon streets NW in Roanoke, Virginia, built in 1911 and designed by architect Homer M. Miller in the Colonial Revival style.","why_significant":"It is significant under Criterion A for its link to the Roanoke Fire Department, the shift to motorized fire apparatus, and the city's rapid early twentieth-century growth. Under Criterion C it is notable as one of the region's first fire stations designed to blend with suburban houses while carrying sophisticated Classical features, such as a Doric colonnade based on the Acropolis propylaea.","narrative":"Fire Station No. 5 sits on a small corner lot at 12th and Loudon streets NW in Roanoke, about three quarters of a mile northwest of downtown. Completed in 1911 to designs by local architect Homer M. Miller, it is a brick, two-story, hip-roofed building with a rear hose tower and a one-story wraparound colonnade of ten wooden Doric columns. Its house-like form echoes the American Foursquare homes of the surrounding neighborhood, reflecting public wishes that new firehouses fit in with nearby residences. Inside, a pressed-tin ceiling with Swiss Cross pattern and Greek-fret frieze decorates the main room. The station opened on September 5, 1911, together with two nearly identical stations, and received the city's first engine-powered Seagrave pumper. It served the fire department until 2010 and retains excellent integrity, with original windows and little exterior change. It is recognized for its role in fire protection history and for its Classical architecture.","period_of_significance":"1911-1961","architect_builder":"Miller, Homer M., architect","architectural_style":"20th Century Revivals: Colonial Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Operated as a fire station until June 22, 2010; in August 2010 the city granted the building to a local non-profit charitable organization to continue serving the community.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.782424-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/41/6833/41683341/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/11000838.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000838/3a49e425d2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/11000838/3a49e425d2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"Jerrye &amp; Roy Klotz, MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FIRE_STATION_NO._5_ROANOKE_CITY.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jerrye &amp;amp; Roy Klotz, MD</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FIRE_STATION_NO._5_ROANOKE_CITY.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683341","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Station_No._5_(Roanoke,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16891313"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/roanoke/city-of-roanoke-fire-station-no-5-11000838/"}