Old Fire Station (Chester, Illinois)
The Old Fire Station is a historic fire station at 822 Swanwick Street in Chester, Illinois. The fire station was built in 1935 after the Chester City Council voted to fund a new fire station the previous year. Additional funding came from New Deal programs which promoted public works projects; the Old Fire Station was one of hundreds of new fire stations built nationwide under the New Deal. City engineer Theo F. Lacey designed the building, a vernacular structure built with stone blocks taken from the recently demolished Ballard Building. The fire department used the building until 1961; the second floor was also used as a community center.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 15, 2018.

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National Register of Historic Places in Randolph County, Illinois
Fire stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
Fire stations completed in 1935