Ottesen's Ace Hardware is restoring the front of its annex building to its original look as a fire hall, which opened in 1941 (undated photo above). The only difference will be French doors, painted fire engine red, instead of overhead garage doors.
Ottesen's Ace Hardware is restoring the outside of the former fire hall on Front Street to bring back its original appearance.
The fire station was completed in 1941 and was active until 1986 when the department moved into the Public Safety Building on Zimovia Highway. The building later became part of Ottesen's.
When David and Boots Roehildt bought the hardware store in 2022, the sign that said Ottesen's Inc. was removed to reveal that the original Wrangell Fire Department lettering was still visible in the stucco of the building.
But the real idea to restore the outside of the original fire...
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