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Fire Hall
a.k.a. City Hall
Built:  1912
Located:  Lincoln & 16th Street
Original Town, Block 56, Lots 14 & 15
  Related Links 
u Early History of Peter Kiewit Company
u 1912 City Ordinance (granting construction)
Blair Fire Hall now has two additions to the east and south east to accommodate fire trucks and city hall council chambers.

Built by Peter Kiewit Company in Omaha.

 

Corner Stone
 

Corner Stone Dedication day  June 7, 1912
Photo taken on Walker Ave. facing North East.  Uniformed fire brigade are standing in foreground. The Old Post Office can been seen on the left side.  Wooden constructions forms used for doorway arches can be seen in the center of the photo. Photo taken on Walker Ave. around Grant street facing North.  Uniformed fire brigade are standing in formation west of the fire hall construction site.

   

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Fire Hall

 

Fire Hall in background (right) and Old Post Office in center
 

West Side
 

West Side
 

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