I was roaming around Battle Creek and I came across this historic fire House. Carved in the stone at the top is No.2 Fire Station 1903. It is a beautiful looking building and still used today. Trying to find a little info about the building I came across this postcard from 1909.

It is always fascinating seeing an old photo of someplace I visited. I wonder about the stories the men could tell if this old postcard could talk.

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The fire station in Manistee just earned the Guinness World Record for the oldest continuously manned fire station in the world. Manned 24-hours a day, seven days a week since 1889.

The historical marker for the station gives a little bit of its history and reads:

In early October 1888, the Manistee City Council hired Frederick Hollister of Saginaw, the architect of Manistee’s principal school, to design a fire hall to replace the original station, which was constructed in 1872 – 1873 on Filer Street. Later that month the Manistee Democrat predicted that the city’s new fire hall would be “a model of convenience and usefulness.” Constructed of brick, cut-stone and French plate glass and trimmed with galvanized iron, this Romanesque Revival-style building was constructed by the local firm of Brownrigg and Reynolds at a cost of $7,516. The dome is covered with copper. The hall opened in June 1889 when Manistee’s first “fire truck,” a horse-drawn steam engine, was brought from the original hall. It is the oldest continually operated fire station in Michigan

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Over on Detroit’s North East side sits the Engine House #23. I could not find much info about it, but I like the unique looking round windows at the top. they are like a couple of eyes watching over the neighborhood.

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I have only visited the Fireman’s Memorial near Roscommon a few times, I am not sure why, since it’s right of I75,  and the memorial is a quiet peaceful place to visit. Detroit born sculptor Edward Chesney created the sculpture of the firefighter rescuing a young child. Next time you are headed up north on I-75 stop by the memorial if you have never seen it. it’s not far from Exit 239 on Robinson Lake Rd about a half-mile east of M-18

Thank you to all the firefighters, law enforcement, and all first responders for your dedication and sacrifices to protecting and saving human life.

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In downtown Adrian, stands one of the oldest firehouses in Michigan. Engine House No. 1 was built in 1856 making it the oldest continuously operating firehouse in Michigan when it closed in 1987. Originally built for horse-drawn fire fighting equipment the building was converted to hold mechanical fire engines in 1912.

I love the weathervane that sits atop the old fire station. After it closed it was converted into an office building and is still used for that purpose today.

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Not far from Depot Town in Ypsilanti is one of Michigan’s oldest firehouses. It was built in 1892 and used by the city fire department until 1975. It is currently the home of the Michigan Firehouse Museum.

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I had already taken pics of the oldest church in Michigan  (Ste Anne De Detroit,  you can see my pic HERE) on a previous trip to Detroit and did not plan on taking more but when I was in the neighborhood I saw the twin steeples of the church looking out over the trees and the houses and decided since I was near there why not get a few more pics. I headed over there from a different direction than last time, and that is when I saw the old firehouse sitting near the church, as if the tall steeples were watching over it, and protecting it all these years. The numbers 1897 displayed between the doors gave away the year it was built but I found out the DFD stopped using the old firehouse in 1976.  It’s still standing with its magnificent brickwork like you will never see on a new building. Looking at it, I can only imagine the firefighters going from a horse-drawn apparatus, to an early primitive motorized firetruck, and then on to a post WWII truck with the fireman riding on the back, but the station was passed by in the 70’s before it could get a new modern fire truck.

P.S. thank you to all the firefighters who answer the call for help, It takes a special kind of person to run into a burning building.

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I was roaming around the city of Jackson and I came across this old firehouse. I like to have an interesting story to go with my pics, but I was not able to find any information about it on the internet other than it is closed. The ENGINE HOUSE No. 4 sign over the garage doors is the only thing I know about it. I can only imagine over the years many firefighters have gone on runs to save lives and property. It now stands empty and forgotten, I guess that is why I was compelled to stop and take a pic.

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