Paintings of Philadelphia Volunteer Firehouses

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Created July 2, 2012


These fifty-five watercolor images by Granville Perkins were probably painted around the 1860's. They are part of the Granville Perkins Collection, which is housed at the Free Library of Philadelphia Print and Picture Department.

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Company Address Notes Image
America Hose House   From a photograph taken in 1861. House torn down in 1864
Brown 1235 N. Front Street  
The Columbia Hose House 804 Race Street  
Delaware Engine 1841 South Street  
Diligent Hose House Wood above 23rd Street, north side  
Diligent Engine House 10th and Filbert street  
Empire Hook and Ladder  Franklin above Vine Street  
Fairmont Engine House Ride Road above Vine Street, east side  
Fame Hose House 20th and Hand streets, SW corner  
Fire House 36th and Mellon street, SE corner  
Friendship Hose House Sepviva and Norris Streets  
Good Intent Hose House Allen Street below Frankford Road  
The Good Will Engine House Good Will Place and Race Street, below Broad St.  
Hand Engine & Hose House  
Harmony Hose House Broad & Fitzwater streets, west side  
The Hibernia Evelina Street below 3rd Street, north side  
Hope Engine 6th above Catherine streets  
Hope House 218 Pine Street  
Independence Hose 2023 Spring Garden Street  
Lafayette Hose House 827 N. 4th Street 4th above Brown
Mantua Hook and Ladder 41st Street  
Marian House 542 Queen Street  
Monroe Hose House Lancaster Pike, Monroe Village, West Philadelphia   
Moyamensing Hose House 507 South 8th Street  
Neptune Hose House 237 Crown Street  
New America Hose House Jayne below 7th Street  
New Shiffler Hose House Moyamensing Ave. below Dickson Street, east side  
  Northern Liberty Engine 532 N. Front Street Front Street below Green.
Northern Liberty Hose 714 New Market Street  
Perserverence Hose House 217 Race Street  
Philadelphia Engine House 7th and Filbert streets, SE corner  
Phoenix Hose House Filbert above 7th Street, south side   
Reliance Hose House 117th and Annita streets., NE corner  
Ringgold Hose House 1213 Randolph Street  
Robert Morris Hose House Lombard above 8th Street  
Schuylkill Hose and Truck 1227 Locust Street  
Shiffler Hose House 130 Reed Street    
South Penn Hose House 806 North 10th Street  
Southwark Hose House 3rd St. below Lombard Street 1861
Southwark Hose House 512 South 3rd Street    
Southwark Hose 1025 South 3rd Street  
Spring Garden Engine House 1903 Callowhill Street  
Spring Garden House Company Ridge Ave below Jefferson Street  
Taylor Hose House Hancock St. and Columbia Ave.  
Tivoli 2200 Brown Street  
Union Engine House Garden Street north of 35th Street  
U.S. Engine 408 Buttonwood Street  
The United States Hose 409 Wood Street  
Vigilant Engine Race below 2nd Street, north side    
Vigilant Hose House 8th and Eneu streets, SE corner  
Washington Engine 1035 Lomard Street  
Weccacoe Engine House Queen below 2nd Street, north side  
Western Engine House Callowhill below 16th Street  
West Philadelphia Engine House 37th and Market streets  
William Penn Hose House 1129 Frankford Road  

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See this album of images. Photos courtesy of the Granville Perkins Collection of the Free Library of Philadelphia.


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