Engine19
209 Forest Avenue, Buffalo, NY

Built:

1887

Architect:

Hugh Macdiarmid

Status:

Local Landmark, 2018






The former Engine No. 19 firehouse at 209 Forest Avenue, Buffalo, New York, April 2020. Built in 1887, Engine 19 is the youngest of a trio of former fire stations in Buffalo of similar vintage and style (the others being Engine 16 on Main Street  and Engine 18 on Fillmore Avenue; Engine 21 on Best Street and Engine 4 on Spruce Street were of the same ilk too, but are no longer extant), and the only one among them that still remains in service as an active fire hall. As with the others, segmental-arched windows framed with molded brick archivolts, decorative corbeling, and an Eastlake-influenced cornice along a flat roofline characterize the architecture. Engine 19 was named a local landmark in 2018. - Andre Carroflower, 2020, Wikipedia (online July 2025)





Eastlake-influenced cornice                             Dentils                              Three-level corbel table                       Running bond brick pattern






Segmental brick arches with keystone and ears                     Sills












Sconce




















Photo source:  HanleyFire, Instagram, online July 2025



Except for Instagram photo, color photos and their arrangement © 2025 Chuck LaChiusa
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