William Carson, a Harbour Grace contractor, constructed this building on Bannerman St around the turn of the last century, at a cost of $8,000. First slated to be built on Water St, this new public building housed the offices of various civic organizations and government departments, including a branch of the Newfoundland Constabulary. The fire brigade used the right tower to hang and dry hoses.

The structure was practically torn down in 1943, and the remaining materials were recycled to construct the present-day Firemen’s Social Building on the same foundation.

Fire Hall (left) and Telegraph Office (right), Bannerman St, ca. 1900.

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