1927 American LaFrance fire engine
Photo By Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50511977
Fire Station No.6
39 Boulevard NE
Sweet Auburn Historic District
Atlanta, Georgia
This building is the oldest freestanding fire station in the city.
Built: 1894
Architectural Style: Romanesque Revival style.
Original Use: Fire Station.
Readaptive Use: Museum.
Recorded dates
1894– Built with designs by Bruce & Morgan.
1962– Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. authorized the hiring of 16 Black firefighters. with the first group hired that year and located here.
1964– The 1964 Civil Rights Act led to the end of segregated fire stations and further integration of the AFRD.
1977– the hiring of the first Black women firefighters.
1986– building was the oldest operating fire station in the city
1991 – closed as a Fire Station
1995– renovated and converted to a museum on the history of desegregation in the Atlanta Fire Department.[2] Among the items in the museum’s collection are two of the station’s original brass firepoles and a 1927 American LaFrance fire engine.[2]
2024– slated for a major renovation with Federal Funding.
FROM https://www.nps.gov/malu/planyourvisit/firestation_no_6.htm
Situated in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood and the Old Fourth Ward on Atlanta’s East side, Fire Station No. 6 was built in 1894 and served the “Sweet” Auburn community until 1991. Explore history about the desegregation of the Atlanta Fire Department and view a 1927 American LaFrance fire engine within atrium of the historic structure.
Partial content and images of above is from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Station_No._6_(Atlanta)