Wilmington’s Temporary Headquarters, 1954 to 1956

Notes on Wilmington’s temporary fire department headquarters at 3 South 2nd Street, just south of Market Street, a leased building that was occupied from 1954 to 1956 during the construction of a new Station 1 at the corner of 4th and Dock streets.

The construction bid for the new Station 1 was awarded in September 1954. The former Station 1, built in 1907, was demolished in November 1954. The new Station 1 was dedicated on May 23, 1956. 

Read more about Wilmington fire station history.

Picture of photo on the walls at Wilmington Fire Station 1.

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map, 1955

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