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Orlando Fire Museum

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Title

Orlando Fire Museum

Subject

Description

The Randall R. Tuten Orlando Fire Museum, formerly Station 3, reopened in 2002 after the Orlando Fire Department assumed ownership from the Historical Society of Central Florida.

The two-story, red brick firehouse was initially located on Orlando Avenue, near Dade Street, in College Park from 1926 – 1978.

In 1972, the new Station 3 was built in College Park. The Orlando Science Center moved the old station to Loch Haven Park. The old station had fallen into disrepair and faced an uncertain future. The Science Center, in cooperation with the Central Florida Fire Chief’s Association, restored the building’s exterior. The interior renovation that followed transformed the old station into a fire museum.

In 1988, the Historical Society installed a new roof, fire stairs on the north side of the building, and restored the bathrooms. The station reopened two years later with a celebration and tours about the history of the Orlando Fire Department.

814 E. Rollins Street, Orlando, Florida 32803

Creator

Source

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orlando_FL_Fire_Museum01.jpg

Publisher

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Contributor

Laila Mai-Nguyen

Rights

Relation

Orlando Fire Museum

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Coverage

Files

Collection

Central Florida Local Entertainment

Tags

educational, history, museum, Orlando

Citation

Ebyabe, “Orlando Fire Museum,” Sp22 Group 9, accessed March 12, 2025, https://lis5472.cci.fsu.edu/sp22/group9/items/show/13.

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