Baltimore Volunteer Fire Company Firehouses

Last edited December 29, 2014

Researched and documented by Jeff Mogush

Year organized | Company name

1763 | Mechanical Fire Co. No. 1

• 1763 -1829 Fayette St. near Gay St. (adjoining the old court house)
• 1829 -1838 North St. (now Guilford Ave.) at Orange Alley
• 1838 -1859 29 S. Calvert St. opposite Mercer St.

1782 | Union Fire Co. No. 2

• 1782 -1814 Hanover St. & Camden St.
• 1814 -1859 Balderston St. east of Charles St.

1785 | Friendship Fire Co. No. 3

• 1785 -1859 11 North Frederick St. south of Fayette St.

1792 | Deptford Fire Co. No.4 (Fells Point)

• 1785 -1828 Market St. (now Broadway) & Canton Ave. (now Fleet St.)
• 1828 -1844 Market St. (now Broadway) & Canton Ave. (now Fleet St.) (new engine house)
• 1844 -1854 Strawberry Alley (now Dallas St.) & Gough St. (destroyed by fire)
• 1854 -1859 Strawberry Alley (now Dallas St.) & Gough St. (new engine house)

1794 | Liberty Fire Co. No. 5

• 1794 -1810 Liberty St. between Park Ave. & Fayette St.
• 1810 -1859 Liberty St. between Park Ave. & Fayette St. (new engine house)

1799 | Federal Fire Co. No. 6 (changed name to Independent Fire Co., 1811)

• 1799 -1802 Location unknown (building owned by a member)
• 1802 -1811 Bridge St. (now Gay St.) & Harford St. (now Ensor St.)

1811 | Independent Fire Co. No. 6

• 1811 -1819 Bridge St. (now Gay St.) & Harford St. (now Ensor St.)
• 1819 -1853 Gay & Ensor Streets
• 1853 -1859 Gay & Ensor Streets (new engine house)

1804 | Vigilant Fire Co. No. 7

• 1804 -1819 Granby St. (now High St.) near Duke St.
• 1819 -1848 High St. near Lombard St.
• 1848 -1859 35 E. Lombard & High streets

1805 | New Market Fire Co. No. 8

• 1805 -1810 Eutaw between Saratoga & Mulberry streets
• 1810 -1859 Eutaw & Lexington streets

1805 | Columbian Fire Co. No. 9 (Fells Point)

• 1805 -1828 Location Unknown
• 1828 -1849 Market St. (now Broadway) & Canton Ave. (now Fleet St.)
• 1849 -1859 Ann & Gough streets

1810 | First Baltimore Hose Co. No. 10

• 1810 -1817 Hanover St. & German Lane
• 1817 -1859 #10 McClellan Alley near Baltimore St.

1810 | United Hose & Suction Co. No. 11

• 1810 -1822 Corner of Howard & Liberty streets
• 1823 -1859 Liberty St. between Pratt & Lombard streets

1810 | Fells Point Hose & Suction Co. No. 12 (changed name to Franklin Hose Co., 1822)

• 1810-1822 Market St. (now Broadway) & Thames St. (foot of Broadway)

1822 | Franklin Hose Co. No. 12 (Fells Point)

• 1822 -1828 Market St. (now Broadway) & Thames St. (foot of Broadway)
• 1828 -18?? Market St. (now Broadway) & Canton Ave. (now Fleet St.)
• 18?? -1859 Eastern Ave. between Broadway & Bond St.

1815 | Washington Hose Co. No. 13

• 1815 -1821 location unknown
• 1821 -1841 Lombard St. between Sharp & Liberty streets
• 1841 -1853 Conway St. between Howard & Eutaw streets
• 1853 -1859 Barre St. near Sharp St.

1822 | Patapsco Fire Co. No. 14

• 1822 -1849 SW corner North St. (now Guilford Ave.) & Fayette streets
• 1849 -1859 St. Paul St. near Centre St. (Sold 1861)

1830 | Howard Fire Co. No. 15

• 1830 -1859 Paca St. north of Fayette St.

1840 | Watchman Fire Co. No. 16 (South Baltimore)

• 1840 -1843 York St. (stable near Watchman & Butt’s foundry)
• 1843 -18?? Light & York streets
• 18?? -1859 125 E. Montgomery St. between Light & William streets

1842 | Lafayette Hose Co. No. 17

• 1842 -1843 Caroline & Silver streets (now May St.)
• 1843 -18?? Caroline St. near Pitt St. (now Fayette St.)
• 18?? -1859 Caroline & Holland streets (now Lexington St.)

1851 | Monumental Hose Co. No. 18

• 1851 -18?? Bank Lane (now Wilkes Alley) & Calvert St.
• 18?? -18?? North St. (now Guilford Ave.) & Lexington St.
• 18?? -1859 Fayette St. & McClellan Alley

1851 | Pioneer Hook & Ladder Co. No. 1

• 1851 -1859 Harrison St. north of Fayette St.

1852 | Western Hose Co. No. 20

• 1852 -1857 W. Baltimore St. between Greene & Pearl streets
• 1857 -1859 Greene St. between Baltimore & German streets (now Redwood St.)

1853 | Mt. Vernon Hook & Ladder Co. No. 2

• 1853 -1854 W. Baltimore St. between Greene & Pearl streets (firehouse of the Western Hose Co.)
• 1854 -1859 Biddle St. west of Ross St. (now Druid Hill Ave.)

1856 | United States Hose Co. No. 22 (Federal Hill)

• 1856 -1859 William St. & Kines Alley

Sources

• History Of Baltimore City And County - From the Earliest Period to the Present Day, J. Thomas Scharf, 1881.
• Official History Of The Fire Department Of The City Of Baltimore - “Our Firemen”, Clarence H. Forrest, 1898.
• The Firemen’s Record, J. Albert Cassedy 1921.
• The Romance Of Firefighting, Robert S. Holzman, 1956, Harper & Brothers Publishing.
• The Unheralded Heroes of Baltimore’s Big Blazes, William A. Murray, 1969.
• The Rigs Of The Unheralded Heroes, William F. Snyder & William A. Murray, 1971.
• Baltimore Street Name Changes 1730 To 2000, Thomas P. Bocek, 2007, History Press.

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