▁ 3 ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁the ▁D ul uth ▁Fire ▁Department ▁constructed ▁a ▁new ▁headquarters ▁nine ▁blocks ▁away . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁department ▁acquired ▁its ▁t enth ▁gas - power ed ▁fire ▁engine ▁near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁that ▁same ▁de cade , ▁response ▁times ▁had ▁decre ased ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁need ▁for ▁another ▁station ▁so ▁close ▁to ▁headquarters . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁Fire ▁Station ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁was ▁closed ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁complex ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁city ' s ▁public ▁works ▁department ▁as ▁a ▁maintenance ▁and ▁storage ▁facility . ▁ ▁No ▁longer ▁needed , ▁the ▁station ' s ▁original ▁bell ▁tower ▁was ▁removed ▁at ▁this ▁time . ▁ ▁S omet ime ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁a ▁second - floor ▁passage way ▁was ▁added ▁between ▁the ▁engine ▁house ▁and ▁the ▁shop ▁building . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁the ▁complex ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁D ul uth ▁Public ▁School s , ▁which ▁used ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁maintenance ▁and ▁storage ▁facility ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁two ▁buildings ▁were ▁re develop ed ▁into ▁an ▁afford able ▁housing ▁complex . ▁ ▁The ▁engine ▁house ▁was ▁initially ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁as ▁Engine ▁House ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁in ▁ 1 9 7