Historic and Former Phildelphia Firehouses by Mike Legeros

Historic and Former Philadelphia Firehouses

Firehouses Still Standing | Paintings of Volunteer Houses | Hike Out! Appendix (PDF)

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. 20^th 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.

Sources

Hike Out!, published by the Philadelphia Fire Department Historical Corporation in 1999. See Appendix (PDF).
Philly Fire News discussion board threads.

Photo Credits

Mike Legeros, unless otherwise noted.