Engine House No. 8 (Baltimore, Maryland) Explained

Engine House No. 8
Location:1027 W. Mulberry St., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates:39.2933°N -76.6358°W
Architecture:Italianate
Added:January 26, 1995
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Cast Iron Architecture of Baltimore MPS
Refnum:94001577

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.[1]

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.

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  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Engine House No. 8. June 1990. 2016-04-01 . Peter E. Kurtze. Maryland Historical Trust.