Bassendean Fire Station Explained

Bassendean Fire Station
Coordinates:-31.905°N 115.9478°W
Location:10-14 Parker St., Bassendean, Western Australia
Designation1:State Register of Heritage Places
Designation1 Type:State Registered Place
Designation1 Date:9 February 2016

The Bassendean Fire Station, at 10-14 Parker Street, Bassendean, Western Australia, is a historic fire station.

It is a one-storey brick and tile building, with elements of Inter-War Stripped Classical architecture styling, from its construction in 1934 and expansion in 1969–71. The listing included outbuildings and a ladder training tower at the rear.

The station closed in 2013, after the Department of Fire and Emergency Services moved services to Kiara.[1]

It was listed by the Heritage Council on the State Register of Western Australia.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 10 August 2015. Old Bassendean fire station heritage listed. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210106072249/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2015/08/Old-Bassendean-fire-station-heritage-listed.aspx. 6 January 2021. 6 January 2021. Government of Western Australia.
  2. Web site: Bassendean Fire Station (fmr).