Engine House No. 11 (Detroit, Michigan)

Engine House No. 11
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Built: 1883
Architect: Gascione & Sons
Architectural style: No Style Listed
Governing body: Local
NRHP Reference#: 78001519[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP: January 9, 1978
Designated MSHS: May 14, 1975[2]

The Engine House No. 11 is a fire station located at 2737 Gratiot Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It is the oldest remaining firehouse in the city of Detroit,[3] and was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1975[2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

History

Detroit's Engine Company No. 11 was organized as the "Steam Fire Engine Company #11" on January 1, 1884. The original equipment included a horse-drawn Silsby Steam engine and hose reel cart.[3] The company converted to motorized operation in 1916, obtaining a Seagrave gasoline propelled pumping engine.[3]

The firehouse tower on the southeast side of the building was shortened during World War II so an air raid siren could be installed.[3] In 1972, Engine Company No. 11 moved to new quarters. The building was used by the Emergency Medical Unit until 1976, and is now a Detroit Fire Department museum, containing several pieces of historic fire fighting equipment.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ a b "Engine House No. 11". Michigan State Housing Development Authority. http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/24753.htm. Retrieved September 3, 2010. 
  3. ^ a b c d e Engine House #11 from the city of Detroit
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