Omaha Fire Department Hose Company No. 4

The Omaha Fire Department Hose Company building is located at 999 North 16th Street in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. The former home of Omaha Fire Department's hose company number 4 and designed by German-born architect Joseph P. Guth and built in 1913 by Dutchman Peter Kiewit & Sons, the building is now unoccupied."OLD FIREHOUSE, NEW LIFE | EXPLORATION BY DESIGN" – OmahaByDesign.org Charles A. Salter was the chief of the fire department at the time."Chief Charles A. Salter, Omaha" – FireEngineering.com

In 2011, the Nebraska State Historical Society included the building in its Reconnaissance Survey of Downtown and Columbus Park Omaha, which was prepared for the City of Omaha.Reconnaissance Survey of Downtown and Columbus Park Omaha, page 19

The building has served as the home of horse-drawn fire wagons, a plumbing company, an auto transmission shop, an armored car garage and, its last known use, for storage.

See also History of Omaha, Nebraska

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