Historic and Former Philadelphia Firehouses

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Last updated August 7, 2013


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Status Company Address Built Opened Closed Notes  
Closed

E03

115-17 Queen St.

1898

1898 1960 Relocated to 210 Washington Street. Residence.

Photographed July 2012.

Active E03 210 Washington Ave. 1960 1960   Photographed July 2012.  
Closed

E04

1528 Sansom St.

1898

1898 1984 Engine 4 disbanded July 15, 1984. Restaurant.

Photographed July 2012.

Active

E05

4221-29 Market St.

1959

1959   Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed E06 1118 E. Montgomery Ave. 1875 1875 1952 Relocated to 2601 Belgrade Street with Ladder 16. Residence.

Photographed July 2012.

 
Active

E06

2601 Belgrade St.

1913

1913   Originally occupied by Ladder 16. Added Engine 6 in 1952.

Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed E07 4253 Frankford Ave. 1907 1907 1956 Police memorial.

Photographed July 2012.

 
Closed E07 1600 block E. Church St. 1871 1871 1907  Commercial storage.
 
Photographed July 2013.
 
Active

E07

3742-62 Kensington Ave.

1956

1956   Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed

E08

149 N. 2nd St.

1902

1902 1952

Relocated to 319 Race Street, Ladder 2 station, in 1952. Fireman’s Hall museum.

Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed

E10

1507-09 E. Moyamensing Ave.

?

1871 1874

Relocated to 808-10 Morris Street in 1871. Then renovated into police station.

Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed

E10

808-10 Morris St.

1874

1874 1953

Relocated to 12th Street south of Wharton Street, Ladder 11 location, in 1953. Residence.

Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed

E11

1016 South St.

1902

1902 1976 Relocated to 601-09 South Street in 1976.

Photographed July 2012.

 

Active

E12

4545-51 Main St.

1927

1927  

Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed

E13

1517 Parrish St.

1903

1903 1952 Relocated to 1541 Parrish Street in 1970.

Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed

E13

1541 Parrish St.

1952

1952 1970 Relocated to 1541-47 Parrish Street in 1970. Old station serves as living quarters for newer section of firehouse.

Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed E14 4516 Frankford Ave. 1888 1888 1927 Relocated to 1652-54 Foulkrod Street. Presently day care.

Photographed July 2013.
 
Active

E14

1652-54 Foulkrod St.

1927

1927  

Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed

E15

1625 Howard St.

1927

1927

1964

Engine 15 disbanded on March 31, 1964. Reorganized as Engine 15 (Boat 1) on July 29, 1972, at new location. Residence.

Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed

E16

1040 Belmont Ave.

1896

1896 1969 Relocated to 1517-19 Belmont Avenue in 1969.

Photographed July 2012.

Closed E16 5013-15 Lancaster Ave. 1871 1871 1873 Relocated to 51st & Lancaster in 1873.

Not confirmed as former fire station location. Presuming so.

Bing Maps aerial view shows remnants of apparent hose tower in rear of this building.

Photographed July 2012.

Active

E20

133 N. 10th St.

1956

1956   Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed

E21

609-19 N. 2nd St.

1952

1952 1973 Engine 21 disbanded on February 13, 1973, and became Engine 76. Fire department EAP office.

Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed

E28

3068 Belgrade St.

1909

1909 1978

Relocated to 2520 E. Ontario Street in 1978. Senior center.

Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed

E29

1225-29 N. 4th St.

1895

1895 1972 Relocated to 400-08 W. Girard Avenue.

Photographed July 2010.

 

Closed

E30

3548 Germantown Ave.

1957

1957 1988 Engine 30 disbanded on June 18, 1988.

Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed

E34

1313 N. 27th St.

1895

1895 1976. Relocated to 1301-07 N. 28th Street.

Photographed July 2012.

 

Active

E35

4216-18 Ridge Ave.

1959

1959   Photographed July 2013.  
Active

E37

101 W. Highland Ave.

1894

1894

Active

Photographed July 2012.

 

 

E39

6630 Ridge Ave.

1952

1952   Photographed July 2012.

 

Active

E40

2213-15 S. 65th St.

1956

1956   Photographed July 2012.

 

Active

E44

3420 Haverford Ave.

1908

1908  

Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed

E46

Water & Reed Sts.

1895

1895

1957

Engine 46 disbanded on April 7, 1957. Company reorganized in new station at 9197 Frankford Avenue on June 29, 1966. Former restaurant.

Photographed July 2010.

 

Active

E50

2900 N. Park Ave.

1901

1901  

Interior rebuilt in 1950 and 1993.

Photographed July 2012.

Active

E52

4501 Van Kirk St.

1951

1951   Photographed July 2013.  
Active

E54

1923 N. 63rd St.

1908

1908   Photographed July 2012.

 

Active

E56

832 Rhawn St.

1950

1950   Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed

E56

7959 Fillmore St.

  1912

1950

Relocated to 832 Rhawn Street. Apartments.

Previously housed the Pennsylvania Fire Company #1, which served Rockledge and Fox Chase communities. Fire company dissolved in 1903.

Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed

E58

1140? Byberry Road

1916

1916

1986

Relocated to 812 Hendrix Street. Office building.

Photographed July 2012.

 

Active

E59

2201 W. Hunting Park Ave.

1917

1917

Active

Photographed July 2012.

 

Active

E61

5334 Rising Sun Ave.

1952

1952   Photographed July 2012.

 

Active

E62

9845 Bustleton Ave.

1956

1956   Photographed July 2013.  
Active

E63

1224 W. Oak Lane Ave.

1950

1950   Photographed July 2013.  
Closed

E65

5331-41 Haverford Ave.

1926

1926

1988

Engine 65 disbanded on June 18, 1988. Senior center.

Photographed July 2012.

 

Active

E66

7720 Ridge Ave.

1951

1951  

Photographed July 2012. 

 

Closed

E66

Eva and Dearnley streets

?

1927 1951 Converted from a school house. Relocated to 7720 Ridge Avenue. Residence?

Photographed July 2012.

Closed

E67

Preston St. and Haverford Ave.

1927

1927 1959 Engine 67 disbanded on November 9, 1959.

Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed

E68

701 S. 50th St.

1928

1928 1984 Kitchen addition built 1968. Relocated to 801 S. 52nd Street. Restaurant and bar.

Photographed July 2012.

Active E69 8201 Tinicum Avenue 1927 1927   At Philadelphia International Airport. Street is a spur, the rest is part of airport parking.

Photographed July 2012.

 
Active

E70

4800 Langdon St.

1931

1931  

Photographed July 2012.

Active

E71

1600 Cottman Ave.

1931

1931  

Photographed July 2012.

 

Active

E72

1127-29 W. Louden St.

1937

1937   Photographed July 2012.  
Active

E73

7515-29 Ogontz Ave.

1949

1949   Photographed July 2012.
Closed 

L01

2132 Fairmount Ave.

1871

1871 1954

Ladder 1 originally named Truck A. Street originally named Coates Street, renamed Fairmount on January 1, 1900. Relocated to 1541 Parrish Street with Engine 13. Restaurant and bar.

Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed L02 319 Race St. 1925 1925 1968 Relocated to 101-15 N. 4th Street in 1968. Multi-family residential.

Photographed July 2013.

 
Closed

L03

Sepviva and Norris streets

?

1871 1879 Originally named Truck C. Relocated to 1708 Frankford Avenue. Electrical repair shop.

Previously the Friendship Fire Company hose house.

Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed

L03

2003 N. 2nd St.

1928

1928 1961 Relocated to 2031 N. 7th Street with Engine 2.

Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed

L05

717 S. 20th Street

1871

1871 1885

Relocated to 752 S. 16th Street. Residence.

Photographed July 2010.

 

Closed

L05

752 S. 16th St.

1885

1885 1964 Renovated in 1917-1918. Relocated to 711 S. Broad Street with Engine 1. Residence.

Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed

L08

5231 Germantown Ave.

1910

1910 1957 Relocated to 300 E. Chelten Avenue with Engine 19.

Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed

L10

2067 E. Clearfield St.

1901

1901 1956 Relocated to 3798 Kensington Avenue with Engine 7. Residence.

Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed

P2

2736 N. 6th St.

1913

1913 1978 Housed Pipeline 2 from 1913 to 1952, Chemical 1 from 1959 to 1974, Engine 23 from 1950 to 1952, and Engine 31 from 1958 to 1978.

Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed

High Pressure Station

Delaware and Race streets

1903

1903 TBD Photographed July 2010.

 

Closed

High Pressure Station 2

7th and Lehigh streets

1910?

1910? TBD Also housed Pipeline 2 from 1912 to 1913. 

Photographed July 2012.

 

Closed Insurance Patrol 5th and Hewson streets   TBD TBD Church. 

Photographed July 2012.

 
Closed Insurance Patrol 123 S. 51st St.   1937 TBD Later used by Second Alarmers. Church.

Photographed July 2012.

 
Closed Insurance Patrol 1600 block Bridge Street   TBD TBD Church.
 
Photographed July 2013.
 
Closed Friendship Fire Company         See Ladder 3 above.  
Closed Kensington Fire Company 310 Richmond Street 1845 1845   Photographed July 2013.  
Closed Marian Fire Company 542 Queen Street By 1860s By 1860s 1871 Hose? company. Closed when career fire department was formed in 1871.

Photographed July 2012.

 
Closed Schuylkill Fire Company 1227 Locust Street By 1860s By 1860s 1871 Hose and truck company. Closed when career fire department was formed in 1871.

Photographed July 2012.

 
Closed Southwark Fire Company 512 S. 3rd Street By 1860s By 1860s 1871 Hose company. Closed when career fire department was formed in 1871.

Photographed July 2012.

 
Closed   923 Marlborough Street   TBD 1871 Presumed closed when career fire department was formed in 1871, versus earlier.

Photographed July 2013.
 

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