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Niagara fire shed preserved

(Karen Klenke photos) An interior shot of the shed.
Arne Haavisto, left, and Butch Rugg take a close look at the structure.

While looking for old lumber to cover a cinder block wall in the mill section at the Niagara Historical Museum, the committee discovered Fire Shed No. 14 on the mill property. “We were going to tear it apart and use it for covering a wall but it was built so solidly we decided to save it.” said Karen Klenke, director of the museum. There were approximately 14 of the windowless buildings scattered around the property. This was the last one standing. “When I told some old-timers about the fire shed they said it was a really good place to catch a nap, quiet, no windows,” said Klenke. Here, Todd Broullire moves the shed off the Niagara mill property. The Niagara Historical Museum took ownership of the shed and plans to display it at its park on the corner of Quincy Street and Jefferson Avenue in Niagara.

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