An old firehouse on North Potomac Street that was built in the 1800s was at the center of discussion Thursday among the owner and city officials about plans to improve the structure.
The front of the old Independent Junior Fire Co. has a marquee hanging above the entrance that resembles marquees at old movie theaters, said Steve Bockmiller, development planner for the City of Hagerstown.
It is unclear for what the marquee was used, Bockmiller said.
A slate roof on the building is falling apart and the building's owner, Doug Carroll, wants to repair it, Bockmiller said.
But the marquee will make it difficult to do the work, and Carroll and members of the Hagerstown Historic District Commission discussed removing it during a meeting Thursday at Hagerstown City Hall.