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Fire House Engine No. 37 / Chemical No. 5
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Location
166 Cleveland Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222
SBL: 100.30-1-13
Delaware Council District
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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.
- His parents owned the Flint & Kent Department Store which he designed
Links
- BuffaloAH - Chemical No. 5 Firehouse
- The Preservation Exchange - Reviving Chemical No. 5
- PRS - Buffalo Fire Houses
- Buffalonian - THE EARLY HISTORY of the BUFFALO FIRE DEPARTMENT (to 1884)*
- Wikipedia - Buffalo Fire Department
- City of Buffalo - Fire House Locations
- Vintage Buffalo NY - Historic Fire Houses
- Karl Josker - The Firehouses of Buffalo
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Added 2014-06-16 • Last changed 2016-11-29