Former Firehall No. 8

Address:325 Talbot Avenue
Current Use:

Place of worship

Original Use:

Firehall

Constructed:1906
Architects:
  • A and W Melville

Photographs

More Information

Number 8 Fire Hall is a solid brick building modeled on a prototype used for all of the city’s fire halls from 1904 to 1914. The Design was quite simple with four carriage doors and a triple window arrangement on the upper floor. The crenellated tower was used for drying fire hoses. The brick building was designed to house a maximum of eleven horses and sixteen men. Now it is the home of a community church.

Design Characteristics

Materials:

brick

Neighbourhood:

Elmwood