Fabulous Firehouses become Homes and Businesses

[firebuffkevin]

Many former firehouses have been sold and re purposed, many becoming homes.  I know that Anderson Cooper, Spike lee and Queen Latifah have bought former firehouses and renovated them.

Here is a slideshow of twelve courtesy of CNBC:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/43183728?__source=yahoorealestate|firehouse|&par=yahoorealestate

Do you know of any others?

 

[johnd248]

Former quarters of Engine 203 on Hicks Street in Brooklyn has been a private residence for many years.

Not sure what happened to former quarters of E 212 on Wythe Avenue in Northside (Brooklyn).

 

[anesti]

Former quarters of Engine 203 on Hicks Street in Brooklyn has been a private residence for many years.

Not sure what happened to former quarters of E 212 on Wythe Avenue in Northside (Brooklyn).

passed by it last month. Still empty and padlocked looks to be in good shape.

 

[68jk09]

After it was first vacated 203s qtrs on Hicks St was used by a company that removed nesting birds from bldgs.....it was called "BY BY BIRDIE" & had the name over the door in the same type letters used for FD Company numbers & they used a surplus ALF Tiller rig that was kept inside.....you could see it when driving by below on the BQE....anybody remember that ?.......when 256 was closed the bldg was available for 125,000......when Spike Lee finished it it was valued at 4 Mil  i see the price has dropped now.

 

[guitarman314]

The old Brooklyn Fire Headquarters (ex L118, Rescue 2, E207, L110, Batt. 31) firehouse at 365 Jay St. is now a commercial use building

 

[68jk09]

The enormous Jay St bldg was sold to one of the colleges for a dollar some years ago.

 

[guitarman314]

The enormous Jay St bldg was sold to one of the colleges for a dollar some years ago.

Yes, but I noticed that it has a business sign over the arch the last time I drove past.

 

[memory master]

Hannah Street in S.I., the former quarters of E154.

 

[grumpy grizzly]

Just to get off the beaten path, several Boston houses were also converted. Engine 34, my old still engine fom the 70's has an old time steamer motiff on the door.

 

[guitarman314]

Hannah Street in S.I., the former quarters of E154.

It is being renovated complete with the addition of a fire escape on the west (exp. 4) wall.

 

[nfd2004]

The old Brooklyn Fire Headquarters (ex L118, Rescue 2, E207, L110, Batt. 31) firehouse at 365 Jay St. is now a commercial use building

  I never knew that Rescue2 shared the quarters with E207, L110, L118, and Batt 31. I think when I first rodewith Rescue 2 back in 1968, Eng 207, Lad 110, and Batt 31were already in their new fire house on Tilley St and later sharing that firehouse also with the Super Pumper and Tender Unit.

  But I always thought Rescue 2 had always been with Engine 210 on Carlton Ave.

 

[guitarman314]

They were not all there at the same time. Rescue 2 was organized March 1,1925 at 160 Carlton Ave.(E210) but was moved to 365 Jay from Oct. 22, 1929 to May 1, 1946 then returned to E210. L118 was organized at 365 Jay on June 8, 1901 and moved to 74 Middagh St. on May 22, 1929. E207 was at Pearl St. and didn't move into 365 Jay until May 1, 1946 when Rescue 2 left and L110 didn't move into 365 Jay until June 26, 1949.

 

[nfd2004]

Thanks G-man.

 

[guitarman314]

While reviewing some of my Facebook music industry contacts I stumbled upon the "Faison Firehouse Theatre" which is located at 6 Hancock Place (former Ladder 40 firehouse)

 

[baileyjeff]

What about Ladder 114 quarters on 5 Avenue in Brooklyn? Also Engine 204 quarters on Degraw? Both are still empty last I knew.

 

[guitarman314]

Engine 53's old firehouse at 175 E. 104th Street was converted into "El Museo Del Barrio" museum and Engine 54 at 304 W. 47th St. was converted into a small Off-B'way theatre.

 

[mack]

89-56 162 St  Jamaica

Former quarters of E298  E299  E275  L127  Bn 50  Ambul3

 

[mack]

Former Boston firehouses:

Used in "Spenser For Hire" TV show  127 Mt. Vernon Street  Boston

Excellent website -  BFD current and past firehouses -
http://www.bostonfirehistory.org/bfdfirehouses.html

 

[grumpy grizzly]

Anyone, anyone who want info on BFD houses this is a great site. For those who want a hard copy, ie book check out Returning to Quarters by Richard Connnelly. The author os a good "jake' , assigned to E-29, transferred to L-20. When L-20 was dis-banded (thanks K White you assole) he went to L-7, promoted to Lt and was assigned to E-10 (Spencer's House) and thn went to R-1. Promoted to Capt, re-asigned to E-10 (new quarters).

 

[hydrogen]

the original house of what became Fire Patrol 3 is now a PD on Amity St in Cobble Hill/Bklyn Heights.  Our last is now being remodeled as part of the Montessori school behind us.  FP 2 is now owned by Anderson Cooper.  Forget whats up with #1. Dunno if anyone mentioned E208 up in Ft Greene.