Former BCFD Fire Stations Still Standing, Draft List

[legeros]

Greetings BCFD members and interested parties. Thanks for your hospitality this week during Expo week. As a visiting historian (www.legeros.com/history), curiosity compelled me to seek and find former firehouses that are still standing in the city. The guys at Steadman station started a list for me, and I've supplemented with Google research. There was also an earlier Watch Desk thread on this.

My list is organized by buildings, however, versus companies. It is probably full of errors and inaccuracies, so pardon the draft form. I welcome input, comments, and corrections. Maybe next year I can ride around and shoot a bunch (or, gasp, all!) of them!

See you next year!


Former Engine Houses (Still Standing)

List revised 7:58 a.m.

1. Ann Street, 251 S. - E05 - Fells Point Corner Theater
2. Baltimore Street, 700 block - E38 - Closed 1981 - Apartments.
3. Calvert and Read streets - T16 - Built 1908 - Closed 1989 - Architectural firm.
4. Carey Street between Lombard and Hollins streets - T13 - Built 1906 - Closed 2001 - Houses BFD reserve truck.
5. Caroline Street, S. near Gough Street - E34 - Abandoned (?).
6. Dundalk Marine Terminal. - FB1
7. Eastern and Patterson - E11
8. Eutaw Street, 700 N. - E07 - Built 1859 - Closed 1991 - Homeless shelter.
9. Fairfield Street - ? - Built 1951 - Closed 1997 - Houses BFD reserve apparatus.
10. Fort Ave. and Haubert St. - E17, T19
11. Fort Ave., 399 E., at Riverside Ave. - E12, E26 - BFD storage and training
12. Gay St., S. - E32, T1
13. Gay Street, 414 N. - E06 - Built 1853/54 - Closed
14. Gorsuch Ave. - E33
15. Gould Street - E25
16. Guilford Avenue in Mount Vernon neighborhood - E28 - Apartments.
17. Hanover and Ostend - T06
18. Hartford Ave. and Oliver - E09, E19, T05 - Built 1904 - Closed 2000.
19. Holabird Ave. at Nirkirk, below Interstate - E50 - Closed 1978/79 - Owned by State Highways
20. Lexington Street - E04
21. Liberty Heights Ave. - T12
22. Lombard Street - E38
23. Lyman Ave., 414 - E43
24. McColluh Street at Gold Street - E04 - Commercial use (?).
25. Mt. Royal Ave., south of North Ave., one side faces North Ave. - Commercial use. - E19, E28, T16
26. North Ave., 1601-03 E. - National Great Blacks in Wax Musuem - T11, E1
27. O'Donnell near Kentwood - E22, T17 - Closed 1980s
28. Paca and Fayette streets - T02, WT1 - Built 1909 - Houses charity.
29. Paca Street, 323 N. - E01 - Built 1907 - Closed 1973 - Commercial use.
30. Park Ave. - E11, E24
31. Patterson - E24 - Closed 2000
32. Pontiac Ave. - E35, T21
33. Pulaski Highway at/around Park Avenue - E03
34. Reisterstown Road - E46
35. Ridgely and West streets - E37 - Built 1909 - Closed 1988 - Baltimore Firefighters Local 734.
36. Saratoga, W., at Tyson street - E23 - Built 1902 - Closed 1973 - Residence and art studio.
37. Sulgrave toward Newberry St. - E45 - Built 1892 as BCOFD 2 - Opened 1919 as BCFD - Closed 1951
38. Washington Blvd. and Chesapeake Ave. - E10, T28
39. West and Leadenhall Streets - E26 - Built 1905 - Homeless shelter.
40. White Ave., 4000 block - E54 - Opened 1919 as BCFD - Residence.

Historic Engine Houses (Still Active)

1. E30 / T8 - Frederick near Caton - Built 1907
2. E2 - Light and Montgomery Streets - Built 1920
3. E44 / T25 - Upland Road west of Roland - Built 1890
4. E53 - Swann Avenue north of Edmondson - Built 1922
5. E36 - Edmondson and Bentalou - Built 1909

Sources included:

http://www.monumentalcity.net/buildings/firedepts/
http://www.btco.net/ghosts/Buildings...firedepts.html
http://www.thewatchdesk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2398
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/baltimore/b33.htm (Engine 6)
http://www.mylocustpoint.com/LocustP...4/Default.aspx (Engine 17)
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...7/ai_n10065192 (Engine 28)

[ladderhookman]

Here is an add on.

Historic Truck Company House (Still Active) The only single truck company house left in Baltimore City

Truck 15 Montford ave / Biddle st. Built 1908

[11927]

#4. No longer owned by the city.

[Observer]

You should go through Willie Murray's book "Unheralded Heroes" and "Rigs of the Unheralded Heroes". They have lot's of information.

[Jenna]

Here is a picture of 9. Fairfield Street - that I took today

[Jenna]

And picture of 5. Caroline Street -also taken today

[ghetto fireman]

Historic houses still active how about the oldest still active . 1908 Hollins st . Engine company 14 built in 1888 and still active .


#4 truck 13's house was sold 5 or more years ago

For more historic info on the station of Engine 14 see
www.forthollins.com

[legeros]

Great input, thanks and please keep it coming! I'll consult my new copy of "Unheralded Heroes" and my copy at home of "Rigs of..." when I get home.

Here's a hasty web page with the above list, and a few photos of mine. I'll add others that I've found, with credits/links.

http://www.legeros.com/history/baltimore/

mjl

[AUXE6]

I believe #15 and #24 are the same. THere was never a house on Gould St. (#15 - I think you mean Gold). #24 is the correct location, but it should be changed to Engine 25.

[AUXE6]

Another one would be #2. Yes, E-38 was located on West Baltimore St., but #22 is incorrect. When E-38's house was closed they were moved to the Steadman Station at Eutaw & Lombard Sts., but then they were disbanded.

[Oldways]

It should be noted that #13 (414 N. Gay St.) now houses the Baltimore Fire Museum and club headquarters of the Box 414 Association. This organization is a great group of people that furnish canteen services and other support for the troops of the BCFD.

[E2D4ff]

Up the street ( on Montgomery St. ) from 2 Engine is an old fire house that is now condo's. Its in Bill Murray's book Unhearlded Heros

[10to30]

5200 Liberty Heights, Old Engine 40 now an artist. This was featured on better homes and Garden TV a few years ago.

[J Smith]

This is the list I have of old fire stations in the City limits of Baltimore still standing. Some in the annexed districts did not see service with the City Fire Department.

Engine 1– Truck 11 (Aerial Tower 111) 401-03 W. North Ave. at I-83 overpass
Rescue 1 (former Engine 1) 323 N. Paca near Mulberry St.
Engine 3 on Fire Academy grounds Pulaski Highway
Engine 4 210 E. Lexington St. east of Davis St.
Engine 5 – Truck 3, 251 S. Anne St. north of Gough St.
Engine 6 Gay St. and Ensor St. (Home of Box 414 Association)
Engine 7 Eutaw St. and Druid Hill Ave.
Engine 10 (1) Washington Blvd. near Poppleton St.
Engine 10 (2) – Truck 28 (Aerial Tower 128) Chesapeake Ave. at Childs St.
Engine 11 Eastern Ave. at Patterson Park Ave.
Engine 12 Fort Ave. at Riverside Ave.
Engine 17 – Truck 19 1426 E. Fort Ave. at Haubert St.
Engine 19 – North Ave. at Bond St.
Engine 22 – Truck 17 Linwood Ave. at O’Donnell St. (Fire Officers Union Hall)
Engine 23 Saratoga St. at Tyson Alley
Engine 24 214 ½ Patterson Park Ave., South of Orleans St.
Engine 25 McCulloh St. at Gold St.
Engine 26 West St. at Leadehall St.
Engine 28 1302 Guilford Ave. at Mount Royal Ave.
Engine 32 – Truck 1 Gay St., South of Baltimore St.
Engine 33 1751 Gorsuch Ave. near Harford Rd.
Engine 34 Caroline St. south of Gough St.
Engine 35 – Truck 21 5th St. at Pontiac Ave. ( former Brooklyn Volunteer Fire Co.) Anne Arundel County
Engine 37 Ridgely St. at West St. (Firefighters Union Hall)
Engine 38 756-58 W. Baltimore St. near MLK Blvd.
Engine 40 (1) Southwest corner of Liberty Heights Ave. and Gwynn Oak Ave., rear door of old Community Hall (former quarters of West Forest Park Volunteer Fire Co.)
Engine 40 (2) Liberty Heights Ave. at Ferndale Ave.
Engine 42 3923 Southern Ave. at Wilhome Way (former Baltimore County Gardenville station)
Engine 43 414 Lyman Ave. at Bellona Ave. (former Baltimore County Govanstown station)
Engine 45 1500 Sulgrave Ave. near Newbury (former Baltimore County Mt. Washington station)
Engine 46 5116 Reisterstown Rd. near W. Belvedere Ave. (former Baltimore County Arlington station)
Engine 47 Annapolis Rd. and Severn St. (former Baltimore County Mt. Winans station)
Engine 48 (Fireboat 1) 2700 Broening Hwy. at Dundalk Marine Terminal
Engine 50 4700 Holabird Ave. at Newkirk St.
Engine 54 White Ave. and Fairwood Ave. west of Belair Rd.

Truck 2 104 N. Paca St. near Fayette St.
Truck 5 Harford Ave. at Oliver St.
Truck 6 Hanover St. at Ostend St.
Truck 12 Liberty Heights Ave. at Garrison Blvd.
Truck 13 43 S. Carey St. near Lombard St.
Truck 16 831 N. Calvert St. at Read St.

Miscellaneous
Chemical Co.3 24th St. at Morton St. (former Baltimore County Chemical Co. 3)
Watchman No.16 (B.U.F.D.) 125 E. Montgomery St. near William St.
Curtis Bay Volunteer Fire Co. (Anne Arundel County) Filbert St. at Fairhaven Ave.
Hamilton Volunteer Fire Co. (Baltimore County) Hamilton Ave. east of Harford Rd.

Salvage Corp Co. 2 Broadway south of Baltimore St.
Salvage Corp Co. 3 Gold St. at Brunt St.
Salvage Corp Co. 4 Hanover St. north of Heath St.

[J Smith]

Forgot one:
Baltimore Municipal Airport (Harbor Field) Fire Station
1st St. near D St. Dundalk Marine Terminal.