August 12, 2008

Couple buy fire station to convert it into home

      White River Township's oldest fire station will be transformed into a home. The station at 1086 S. Runyon Road was sold Tuesday to John and Elizabeth Henderson of Greenwood. They plan to renovate the interior of the two-story station and eventually move in, White River Township Fire Chief Jeremy Pell said.

    The Hendersons beat out another interested buyer with their bid of $125,125, about $10,000 above Martinsville resident Mark Mauck's bid. Since the department moved to a new station last year, the 5,000 square-foot building has been vacant, Pell said.
   
    The Hendersons plan an extensive renovation of the station, which is an open bay with large lifting doors that once housed five trucks. On the second floor is living space where firefighters and medics bunked. The building is zoned residential, according to the county planning department.
   
    Selling the fire station was a good move for both the township and its residents, Pell said. Now, tax dollars won't be spent to maintain and insure the building, he said. And the money from the sale will go back to the township.

 

 

(Reprinted with permission of the Daily Journal)
   

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