Fire House Engine No. 37 / Chemical No. 5

Share This Page On Social Media

Comments? Corrections? Send us a message about this building

  SAVED  


Click for historic image.

Photo credit: Vintage Buffalo NY via Janice Jezewski Dale Rossi, Tom Bastin

Location

166 Cleveland Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222
SBL: 100.30-1-13
Delaware Council District
Google Bird's Eye View
Erie County Property Info
County Tax Map (loads GIS page)
City of Buffalo Parcel Viewer

Owner

City of Buffalo per City of Buffalo Property Information
NYS Corporation and Business Entity Database

Physical Description

Art Nouveau fire house

Current Condition

In use as a residence

History

  • Built 1894
  • Designed by architect Edward Austin Kent
  • Chemical 5 was disbanded in 1920 courtesy Jason Whelan, user submission to Karl Josker's photo gallery
  • 1966 - Engine 37 moved to the demolished site of the former Engine No. 17

Recent Events and Actions Taken

  • 1989 - UB Dean of Architecture and Environmental Design, Bruno Freschi and his wife, converted the firehouse into residential space.

Other Pertinent Facts

  • Architect Edward Austin Kent died on the Titanic after helping other passengers get to lifeboats.

Links


Newest Pages

■ Niagara Post Theater ■ 277 West Delavan Avenue ■ 1028 Elmwood Avenue ■ 1024 Elmwood Avenue ■ 1020 Elmwood Avenue ■ 726 Walden Avenue ■ 708 Walden Avenue ■ 706 Walden Avenue ■ 705 Walden Avenue ■ 704 Walden Avenue ■ 701 Walden Avenue ■ 672 Walden Avenue ■ 660 Walden Avenue ■ 731 Walden Avenue ■ 697 Walden Avenue ■ 661 Walden Avenue ■ 652 Walden Avenue ■ 628 Walden Avenue ■ Daisy's Pies / Marib's Food ■ 852 Clinton Street ■ 901 Elmwood Avenue ■ 2866 Main Street ■ 2868 Main Street ■ 309 Mystic Street ■ Lafarge Elevator ■ Liberty National Bank (Hertel & Norwalk) ■ Johnnie Ryan Building ■ Tifft Block ■ 13 Park Street ■ J. Edward Nash House

Added 2014-06-16 • Last changed 2016-11-29

Buffalo | Buildings | CC | Incomplete Pages | Municipal Buildings | Saved Buildings | West Side