Location of Old Plaza Firehouse in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Designed by local architect William A. Boring [the City paid him $160.75 for his drawings],[1] and built in 1884, it operated as a firehouse until 1897. The building was thereafter used as a saloon, cigar store, poolroom, "seedy hotel", Chinese market, "flop house", and drugstore.[2] The building was restored in the 1950s and opened as a firefighting museum in 1960.
The Plaza Firehouse Museum is open to the public Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The museum features helmets, photos, and firefighting equipment of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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The plaque reads:
"Dedicated to the firemen of the Los Angeles Fire Department--past, present and future--who since 1871, by their courage and faithful devotion to duty, have protected the lives and property of the citizens of Los Angeles from the ravages of fire.
NO. 730 OLD PLAZA FIREHOUSE - Dedicated to the firemen of the Los Angeles Fire Department-past, present, and future-who, by their courage and faithful devotion to duty, have protected the lives and property of the citizens of Los Angeles from the ravages of fire since 1871. This was the first building constructed as a fire station in Los Angeles. Built in 1884, it served as a firehouse until 1897. After this it was used for various purposes until restored in 1960 and opened as a museum of fire-fighting equipment of the late 19th century.
plaza, firehouse, oldest, fire, station, city, angeles, built, 1884, located, near, olvera, street, angeles, plaza, historic, district, named, california, historical, landmark, april, 1960, with, angeles, city, hall, background, location501, angeles, street, a. The Old Plaza Firehouse is the oldest fire station in the city of Los Angeles built in 1884 It is located near Olvera Street in the Los Angeles Plaza Historic District It was named California Historical Landmark No 730 on April 8 1960 Old Plaza FirehouseOld Plaza Firehouse with Los Angeles City Hall in the background Location501 N Los Angeles Street Los Angeles CACoordinates34 03 22 N 118 14 20 W 34 05601388 N 118 2388083 W 34 05601388 118 2388083Built1884California Historical LandmarkDesignatedApril 8 1960Reference no 730Location of Old Plaza Firehouse in the Los Angeles metropolitan areaDesigned by local architect William A Boring the City paid him 160 75 for his drawings 1 and built in 1884 it operated as a firehouse until 1897 The building was thereafter used as a saloon cigar store poolroom seedy hotel Chinese market flop house and drugstore 2 The building was restored in the 1950s and opened as a firefighting museum in 1960 The Plaza Firehouse Museum is open to the public Tuesdays through Sundays from 10 a m to 3 p m The museum features helmets photos and firefighting equipment of the late 19th and early 20th centuries Los Angeles Fire House 1890Markers editThe plaque reads Dedicated to the firemen of the Los Angeles Fire Department past present and future who since 1871 by their courage and faithful devotion to duty have protected the lives and property of the citizens of Los Angeles from the ravages of fire NO 730 OLD PLAZA FIREHOUSE Dedicated to the firemen of the Los Angeles Fire Department past present and future who by their courage and faithful devotion to duty have protected the lives and property of the citizens of Los Angeles from the ravages of fire since 1871 This was the first building constructed as a fire station in Los Angeles Built in 1884 it served as a firehouse until 1897 After this it was used for various purposes until restored in 1960 and opened as a museum of fire fighting equipment of the late 19th century 3 External links editPlaza Firehouse MuseumReferences edit newspapers com Los Angeles Herald Los Angeles California 27 Aug 1884 Judson Grenier Plaza Firehouse Centennial PDF Los Angeles Public Library californiahistoricallandmarks com 730 Old Plaza Firehouse Los Angeles nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Old Plaza Firehouse nbsp This article about a California building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Old Plaza Firehouse amp oldid 1098418709, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
