Historic and Former Baltimore Firehouses   Click headings to sort table columns! - Last updated July 30, 2008

Retired Stations Still Standing

Street	Address	Companies	Built	Opened	Closed	Notes
5th St.	5th St. at Pontiac Ave.	E-35, T-21	1911u	1919u		Opened March 29, 1919 as Engine No. 35.u Former Brooklyn Volunteer Fire Company in Anne Arundel County.
Ann St.	251 S. Ann St., north of Gough St.	E-05, T-03	1850r		1964r	Former Columbian Fire Co. No. 9 station.r Fells Point Corner Theater. Photo credit unknown.
Annapolis Rd.	Annapolis Rd. and Severn St.	E-47	1891h	1919		Opened 1919 as city station. Former BCoFD / Mt. Winans station.
Baltimore St.	756-58 Baltimore St., west of MLK Blvd.	E-38	1910u	1910u	1981	Opened December 10, 1910 as Engine No. 38. Apartments.
Broening Hwy.	2700 Broening Highway at Dundalk Marine Terminal	E-48 (FB1)	1964	1965	1991	Opened July 12, 1965. Photo from Baltimore Fire Boats site.
Calvert St.	831 N. Calvert St. at Read St.	T-16	1908	1910u	1989	Opened February 2, 1910 as Truck No. 16. Architectural firm.
Carey St.	43 S. Carey St. north of Lombard St.	T-13	1906	1907u	2001	Opened December 7, 1907 as Hook & Ladder No. 13.
Caroline St.	S. Caroline St. near Gough St.	E-34	1910u	1910u		Opened July 8, 1910 as Engine No. 34. Abandoned.
Chesapeake Ave.	Chesapeake Ave. and Childs St.	E-10, T-28 / AT-128	1951u	1952u		Opened February 26, 1952 as Engine No. 10.
Eastern Ave.	Eastern Ave. and Patterson Park Ave.	E-11	1874r	1874r	1962r
Eutaw St.	700 N. Eutaw Street at Druid Hill Ave.	E-07	1859	1860u	1991	Opened January 7, 1860 as Engine No. 7. Steeple and bell removed in 1905.u Homeless shelter.
Fairfield St.	9 Fairfield St.		1951		1997	Houses reserve apparatus. Photo by Jenna.
Fort Ave. (1)	1426 E. Fort Ave. at Haubert St.	E-17, T-19	1895u	1895u		Opened March 15, 1895 as Engine No. 17.
Fort Ave. (2)	399 E. Fort Ave. at Riverside Ave.	E-12, E-26	1875t			Fire department storage and training
Gay St. (1)	14 S. Gay Street, south of Baltimore Ave.	E-32, T-01	1907, 1909u	1907, 1909u	1973u	Originally separate structures. Opened June 20, 1907 as Hook & Ladder No. 1. Opened October 2, 1909 as Water Tower No. 2.u Educational use.
Gay St. (2)	414 N. Gay Street, at Ensor St.	E-06	1853-54	1859u	1976u	Independent Fire Company. Opened April 15, 1859 as BCFD Engine No. 6. Houses Baltimore Fire Museum and serves as Box 414 Association headquarters.
Gorsuch Ave.	1751 Gorsuch Ave. near Hartford Rd.	E-33	1920t			Featured in film Ladder 49. Photo by Adam Paul.
Guilford Ave.	1302 Guilford Ave. at Mount Royal Ave.	E-28	1906u	1906u		Opened November 20, 1906 as Engine No. 28. Apartments.
Hanover St.	Hanover St. at Ostend St.	T-06	1888u	1888u		Opened April 6, 1888 as Hook & Ladder No. 6.u
Harford Rd.	Harford Rd. at Oliver St.	E-09, E-19, T-05	1904	1905u	2000	Opened November 27, 1905 as Hook & Ladder No. 5.u Photo by Adam Paul.
Holabird Ave.	4700 Holabird Ave., at Newkirk St.	E-50	1930t		1978/79	Located below Interstate. Owned by State Highways. Photo by Adam Paul.
Lexington St.	210 E. Lexington St., east of Davis St.	E-04	1890t
Liberty Heights Ave. (1)	5200 Liberty Heights Ave. at Ferndale Ave.	E-40, T-12	1921t	1922u		Opened May 29, 1922 as Engine No. 40u.
Liberty Heights Ave. (2)	Liberty Heights Ave. and Gwynn Oak Ave.	E-40	1919, by	1919u	1922	Opened March 14, 1919 as Engine No. 40u. SW corner, rear door of old Community Hall. Former West Forest Park Volunteer Fire Company.
Linwood Ave.	1030 S. Linwood Ave.	E-22, T-17	1901t		1980s	Coffee shop, fire officers union hall. Photo by Daily Grind Coffee Shop.
Lombard St.	Lombard St.	E-38
Lyman Ave.	414 Lyman Ave. at Bellona Ave.	E-43	1892h	1919h		Opened 1919 as city station. Former BCoFD Govanstown station.
McColluh St.	McColluh St. at Gold St.	E-04, E-25	1903u	1904u		Opened January 5, 1904 as Engine No. 25. Commercial use (?).
Montgomery St.	Montgomery St.	E-02
North Ave.	401-03 North Ave., at Interstate overpass	E-1, T-11	1901u	1901u		Opened July 27, 1901 as Hook & Ladder No. 11 and District Engineer No. 3. Commercial use.
North Ave.	1601-03 E. North Ave.	E-19	1895u	1895u		Opened March 1, 1895 as Engine 19. National Great Blacks in Wax Museum.
Paca St. (1)	104 N. Paca Street, north of Fayette St.	T-02, WT-01	1909	1910u		Opened January 20, 1910 as Truck No. 2. Built on site of former firehouse.u Houses charity.
Paca St. (2)	323 N. Paca St., near Mulberry St.	R-01, E-01	1907	1908u	1973	Opened December 21, 1908 as Engine No. 1. Commercial use.
Patterson Park Ave.	214 1/2 Patterson Park Ave., south of Orleans St.	E-24	1903t	1904u	2000	Opened July 28, 1904 as Engine No. 24.
Pulaski Hwy.	6720 Pulaski Hwy.	E-03	1951u	1951u		Opened December 10, 1951 as Engine No. 3. Located at Fire Academy grounds.
Reistertown Rd.	5516 Reisterstown Rd. near W. Belvedere Ave.	E-46	1892h	1919h		Opened 1919 as city station. Former BCOFD Arlington station.
Ridgely St.	Ridgely St. at West St.	E-37	1909	1910u	1988	Opened May 27, 1910 as Engine No. 37.u  Firefighters union hall. Photo by Adam Paul.
Saratoga St.	W. Saratoga St. at Tyson Alley	E-23	1902	1903u	1973	Opened December 1, 1903 as Engine No. 23. Residence and art studio.
Sulgrave Ave.	1500 Sulgrave Ave. near Newbury	E-45	1892	1919	1951	Opened 1919 as city station. Former BCoFD 2 / Mt. Washington station.
Southern Ave.	3923 Southern Ave. at Wilhome Way	E-42	1892h	1919h		Opened 1919 as city station. Former BCoFD Gardenville station.
Washington Blvd.	Washington Blvd. near Poppleton St.	E-10
West St.	West St. at Leadenhall St.	E-26	1905	1906u		Opened January 26, 1906 as Engine No. 26.u Serves as homeless shelter. Photo by Adam Paul.
White Ave.	4000 block of White Ave. and Fairwood Ave.	E-54	1919, by	1919	1922?u	Opened 1919 as city station. Serves as residence.  Photo by Adam Paul.

Active Stations Built Before 1958

Street	Address	Companies	Built
Annapolis Rd.	2425 Annapolis Rd.	E-58	1923t
Belair Rd.	5821 Belair Rd.	E-54, T-30	1955t
Bush St.	1229 Bush St.	E-55, T-23	1923t
Calvert St.	414 N. Calvert St.	Headquarters	1950t
Coldspring La.	1201 E. Cold Spring La.	E-4, T-29	1954t
Conkling St.	520 S. Conkling St.	E-41, BC-1	1920t
Edmondson Ave.	2249 Edmondson Ave., at Bentalou	E-36	1909
Fayette St.	601 E. Fayette St.	Communications	1972t
Fort Ave.	399 E. Fort Ave.	E-26, M-5	1875t
Frederick Ave.	3220 Frederick Ave., near Caton	E-30, T-8, M-12	1907
Glenn Ave.	2700 Glen Ave.	E-45, T-27, M-14	1951t
Greenmount Ave.	3123 Greenmount Ave.	E-31, M-3	1901t
Hanover St.	1227 S. Hanover St.	T-6	1920t
Harford Rd.	6512 Harford Rd.	E-56	1923t
Highland Ave.	634 N. Highland Ave.	E-51	1922t
Hollins St.	1908 Hollins St.	E-14	1888
Leahy St.	2601 Leahy St.	FB-1, FRB-1	1917u
Light St.	800 Light St, at Montgomery St.	E-2	1920
Montford Ave.	1223 N. Montford Ave., at Biddle	T-15	1908
North Ave.	3130 W. North Ave.	E-20, T-18, M-8	1915t
Park Heights Ave.	4312 Park Heights Ave.	E-29, M-17	1940t
Pennington Ave.	4427 Pennington Ave.	E-57	1940t
Roland Ave.	3724 Roland Ave.	E-21, M-11	1923t
Swann Ave.	608 Swann Ave., north of Edmondson	E-53	1922
Upland Rd.	2 Upland Rd., west of Roland	E-44, T-25, BC-4	1890
Washington Blvd.	2608 Washington Blvd.	E-47	1930t
Woodbrook Ave.	3525 Woodbrook Ave.	E-52	1922t

Other Former Fire Stations

Type	Street	Address	Companies	Built	Closed	Notes
Volunteer	24th St.	24th St. (then 5th St.) at Morton St.	Chemical Co. 3	1881, byr	1888	Opened 1888 at city station. Former BCoFD Chemical Co. 3
Volunteer	Montgomery St.	125 E. Montgomery St. near William St.	Watchman No. 16	1852r	1859u
Volunteer	Filbert St.	Filbert St. at Fairhaven Ave.	Curtis Bay Volunteer Fire Co.			Anne Arundel County
Volunteer	Hamilton Ave.	Hamilton Ave. east of Harford Rd.	Hamilton Volunteer Fire Co.	1902r	1919h	Baltimore County
Salvage	Broadway	Broadway south of Baltimore St.	Salvage Corp Co. 2	1905u		Opened February 7, 1905.u
Salvage	Gold St.	Gold St. at Brunt St.	Salvage Corp Co. 3	1908u	1940u	Opened February 26, 1917.u
Salvage	Hanover St.	1630-32 Hanover St. north of Heath St.	Salvage Corp Co. 4	1919u	1930u	Opened August 16, 1919.u
Airport	1st St.	1st St. near D St., Dundalk Marine Terminal	Baltimore Municipal Airport (Harbor Field) Fire Station

Abbreviations

• ^h Hands, Horses and Engines, a Centennial History of the Baltimore County Fire Service, by Betsy Weaver and Gary E. Frederick.

• ^rThe Rigs of the Unheralded Heroes, by William F. Snyder and William A. Murray

• ^t Baltimore City real estate records. see below.

• ^uThe Unheralded Heroes of Baltimore's Big Blazes, by William A. Murray.

Sources

• Baltimore City engine company 14 and medic 21 (Hollins St.) - http://www.forthollins.com

• Baltimore City real estate records - http://sdatcert3.resiusa.org/rp_rewrite/

• Baltimore Fireboats - http://www.baltimorefireboats.com/

• Daily Grind Coffee House (Linwood Ave.) - http://www.firehousegrind.com/

• Daily Record, The - January 27, 2005 (Engine 28) - http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4183/is_20050127/ai_n10065192

• Engine No. 6 (N. Gay St.) - http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/baltimore/b33.htm

• Hands, Horses and Engines, a Centennial History of the Baltimore County Fire Service, by Betsy Weaver and Gary E. Frederick.

• Locust Point - Celebrating 300 Years of a Historic Community (Engine 17) - http://www.mylocustpoint.com/LocustPointHistory/tabid/54/Default.aspx

• Monuments of the "Monumental City" - http://www.monumentalcity.net/buildings/firedepts/

• Monuments of the "Monumental City" (older) - http://www.btco.net/ghosts/Buildings/fdepts/firedepts.html

• Rigs of the Unheralded Heroes, The, by William F. Snyder and William A. Murray

• Unheralded Heroes of Baltimore's Big Blazes, The, by William A. Murray.

• Watch Desk thread - http://www.thewatchdesk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43284

• Watch Desk thread (older) - http://www.thewatchdesk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2398

Photo Credits

• Mike Legeros unless otherwise noted.
   

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