Coorparoo Fire Station
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| Coorparoo Fire Station | |
|---|---|
 The building as a residence, 2015 | |
| Location | 219 Cavendish Road, Coorparoo, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°29′48″S 153°03′37″E / 27.4966°S 153.0602°E |
| Design period | 1919–1930s (interwar period) |
| Built | 1935 |
| Architect | Atkinson & Conrad |
| Architectural style(s) | Georgian |
| Official name | Coorparoo Fire Station (former) |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 11 June 2003 |
| Reference no. | 600569 |
| Significant period | 1930s (historical) 1930s (fabric) 1935–76 (social) |
| Significant components | fire station, residential accommodation – superintendent's house/quarters |
  Location of Coorparoo Fire Station in Queensland  Coorparoo Fire Station (Australia) | |
Coorparoo Fire Station is a heritage-listed former fire station at 219 Cavendish Road, Coorparoo, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Atkinson & Conrad and built in 1935. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 11 June 2003.[1]
From about 1931, local progression associations led by C. Beak and W. J. Smout began to lobby to have a fire station established in their area.[2][3] However, the fire board did not have the funds to establish a new station until March 1935 when they borrowed £22,000 from the Commonwealth Bank.[4]
The fire station was opened on Thursday 26 September 1935 by John Innes Brown, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Logan. The Dennis turbine fire engine at the station was the most modern available. The station served the Coorparoo, Camp Hill and Holland Park areas.[3]
Prior to 2003, the fire station was decommissioned, similar to many other of the older fire stations which were too small to handle the larger fire engines.[1][5]
