Engine House No. 8 (Baltimore, Maryland)

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Engine House No. 8
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First floor cast-iron components of the original Engine House No. 8, as displayed at the Fire Museum of Maryland
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Location1027 W. Mulberry St., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates 39°17′36″N76°38′9″W / 39.29333°N 76.63583°W / 39.29333; -76.63583 Coordinates: 39°17′36″N76°38′9″W / 39.29333°N 76.63583°W / 39.29333; -76.63583
Arealess than one acre
Built1871 (1871)
Architectural styleItalianate
MPS Cast Iron Architecture of Baltimore MPS
NRHP reference No. 94001577 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 26, 1995

Engine House No. 8 was a historic fire station located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It was a two-story masonry building with a cast-iron street front, erected in 1871 in the Italianate style. The front featured a simple cornice with a central iron element bearing the legend "No. 8". Engine Company No. 8 operated from this building until 1912. In 1928 it became the motorcycle shop of Louis M. Helm and the upper story functioned as a clubhouse for a series of boys’ clubs into the 1940s. [2]

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Engine House No. 8 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. About 2002, the property was sold and the building was torn down. However, the cast-iron facade was saved, and the first floor cast-iron components were installed at the Fire Museum of Maryland, where the fire house has been put back together. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Peter E. Kurtze (June 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Engine House No. 8" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-04-01.