Petersburg Fire Station 2

Petersburg Fire Station 2 is a fire station in Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, which is located on South Market Street. Petersburg Fire Station 2 is situated near the government office Petersburg Fire Logistics Division, as well as near Mount Olivet Baptist Church.

Type: Fire station
Also known as: “Market Street Fire Station”
Address: 50 South Market Street, Petersburg, VA 23803

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Folly Castle Historic District and Second Presbyterian Church.

Folly Castle Historic District

Park

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Folly Castle Historic District, also known as the West Washington Street Historic District, is a national historic district located at Petersburg, Virginia.

Second Presbyterian Church

Church

Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.

Second Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located at 419 W. Washington St, Petersburg, Virginia. It was designed by architect and church pastor Theodorick Pryor and was built in 1861–1862, in the Gothic Revival style. Second Presbyterian Church is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Petersburg Fire Station 2.

Petersburg City Hall

Town hall

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Petersburg City Hall is a historic city hall building located at Petersburg, Virginia. It was designed by architect Ammi B. Young and built between 1856 and 1859, as the U.S. Customs House and Post Office. Petersburg City Hall is situated 1,600 feet north of Petersburg Fire Station 2.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pocahontas Island and Ettrick.

Pocahontas Island

Neighborhood

Photo: Taber Andrew Bain, CC BY 2.0.

Pocahontas Island is a peninsula in Petersburg, Virginia, once on the opposite side of the Appomattox River from Petersburg. Since 1915 a new channel for the river separated it from Chesterfield County and the former channel no longer separates it from the city.

Ettrick

Village

Photo: Jweaver28, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ettrick is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,241. The town is home to Virginia State University and the Petersburg Amtrak train station.

Colonial Heights

Town

Photo: Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Colonial Heights is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,170. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Colonial Heights with Dinwiddie County for statistical purposes. Colonial Heights is situated 2 miles north of Petersburg Fire Station 2.

Petersburg Fire Station 2

Category: building
Location: Petersburg, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.22562° or 37° 13′ 32″ north

Longitude

-77.40666° or 77° 24′ 24″ west

Elevation

75 feet (23 metres)

Open location code

87946HGV+68

OpenStreetMap ID

way 782848401

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=fire_station

OpenStreetMap feature

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Petersburg Fire Logistics Division and Mount Olivet Baptist Church.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Wallace-Seward House and Family Dollar.

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Worth a closer look: Richmond and Charlottesville.

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