Location Information
(for the Old Central Fire Station)
Name:(Old) Central Fire Station [Chamber of Commerce]
Address:201 President Street, South
City/County:Jackson, Hinds County
Architectural Information
Construction Date:1904
Registration Information
NR Listing Date:30 Oct 1975
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Mississippi Landmark Information
Designated:09-26-1985
Recorded:11-13-1985
Book/Vol. No.:V. 3154, p. 202
Local Designation Information
Local Landmark Listing Date:04 Sep 1991
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Context/Comments
Built in 1904, the Old Central Fire Station is the oldest extant fire station in Jackson. It was in use as a fire station until 1974. It was renovated in 1979 to house the offices of the Chamber of Commerce.

The old Central Fire Station was listed on the National Register on 30 October 1975. It was designated a Mississippi Landmark on 26 September 1985.

This building is included in "Jackson Landmarks" (1982) (pp. 58-59), "Jackson (Images of America)" (1998) (p. 46), "Chimneyville: 'Likenesses' of Early Days in Jackson, Mississippi" (2007) (pp. 171, 174), and "Must See Mississippi" (2007) (pp. 159-161). It is mentioned in "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (p. 249, in the listing for the Jackson City Hall, JM31).
Historic Information
The Jail annex was demolished in 1979.