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