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Former Fire Stations

Here is a listing of fire stations that are no longer in service. They are listed by date of construction.

Photo of Fire House No. 1
Fire House No. 1
220 N. Market
Built 1872
Razed in 1888 to build a replacement at same location.

No Photo Available
Number 2 Independent Fire Company
232 S. Topeka
Built 1885
Razed in 1888 to build a replacement at same location.

No Photo Available
No. 5 Ward Hook and Ladder Barn
Between Oak and Osage on Chicago (now Douglas)
Built 1886
Replaced in 1890 by Number 4 Station.

Photo of Fire Station No. 1
Number 1 Hose House
220 N. Market
Built 1888
Replaced in 1908 by Central Station.

Photo of Fire Station No. 2
Number 2 Hose House
232 S. Topeka
Built 1888
Replaced in 1908 by Central Station.

Photo of Fire Station No. 3
Number 3 Station
13th St. N. & 4th Avenue (now St. Francis)
Built 1890
Had colored firemen only.
Replaced in 1902 by new Station No. 3 at 18th St. N. & Topeka.

Photo of Fire Station No. 4
Number 4 Station
Seneca & Chicago (now Douglas)
Built 1890
Replaced in 1950 by new Station No. 4 at Douglas & Martinson.
Building placed on Wichita Register of Historic Places.

Photo of Fire Station No. 3
Station No. 3
18th St. N & Topeka
Built 1902
Had colored firemen only.
Replaced in 1955 by new Station No. 5 at 18th & Market.

Photo of Station No. 5
Station No. 5
2nd St. N. & Hillside
Built 1907
Building razed in 1953 and the current Station No. 5 built in its place.

Photo of Central Station
Central Station
William & Main
Built 1908
Replaced in 1931 by Stations No. 1 & 2. Building later became Police Station. Building razed in 1976.
Present site of Heritage Square Park.

Photo of Fire Station No. 6
Station No. 6
Bayley & Lawrence (now Broadway)
Built 1909
Replaced in 1953 by new Station No. 6 at Mt. Vernon & Santa Fe.
Building placed on National & Kansas Registers of Historic Places in 1994.
Currently houses the Kansas Firefighters Museum.

Photo of Station No. 7
Station No. 7
Franklin & Porter
Built 1922
Replaced in 1959 by new Station No. 7 at 13th St. N. & St. Paul.

Photo of Station No. 8
Station No. 8
3rd St. N. & Wabash
Built 1929
Became training center.
Replaced in 1965 by current Station No. 8 at Central & Elder.

Photo of Fire Station No. 1
Station No. 1
Third & Water
Built 1930
Replaced in 1973 by current Station No. 1 at Main & Murdock. Building was razed in 1974.

Photo of Station No. 2
Station No. 2
Lewis & Topeka
Built 1931
Replaced in 1984 by current Station No. 2 at 1240 S. Broadway.

Photo of Fire Station No. 9
Station No. 9
Kellogg & Dellrose
Built 1942
Replaced in 1988 by current Station No. 9 at 350 S. Edgemoor
Building was razed in 1990s to make way for Kellogg expansion.

Photo of Station No. 10
Station No. 10
17th St. N. & Grove
Built 1949
Replaced in 2005 by current Station No. 10 at 2950 E. 21st St. N.

No Photo Available
Station No. 11
George Washington Blvd. & Harry
Built 19??
Replaced in 1968 by current Station No. 11 at 1845 S. George Washington Blvd.

Photo of Station No. 4
Station No. 4
Douglas & Martinson
Built 1950
Replaced in 2003 by current Station No. 4 at 2423 W. Irving.

Photo of Station No. 6
Station No. 6
Mt. Vernon & Santa Fe
Built 1953
Closed in 1984. Replaced in 1986 by new Station #6 (City) and Station #38 (County) at 1010 N. 143rd St. E.

No Photo Available
Station No. 3
18th St. N. & Market
Built 1955
Replaced in 1977 by current Station No. 3 at 3261 N. Broadway.

Photo of Station No. 12
Station No. 12
Pawnee & Glenn
Built 1956
Replaced in 2003 by current Station No. 12 at 3443 S. Meridian.

Photo of Station No. 7
Station No. 7
Central & St. Paul
Built 1958
Replaced in 2003 by current Station No. 7 at 2346 N. Coolidge.

Photo of Fire Station No. 19
Station No. 19
MacArthur & Exchange
Built 1967
Replaced in 2003 by current Station No. 19 at 4440 S. Broadway.

Photo of Fire Station No. 16
Station No. 16
Central & Caddy
Built 1975
Replaced in 1992 by current Station No. 16 at 1632 N. Tyler.

Photo of Station No. 13
Station No. 13
1702 S. West
Built 1978
Replaced in 2003 by current Station No. 13 at 3162 W. 42nd St. N.

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Related Pages
01 - Years Of Glory
02 - Neighbors Against Fire
03 - The Frontier Company
04 - Deluge Company
05 - Organization of the Paid Department
06 - Central Station
07 - The End of an Era
08 - The Brownewell Administration
09 - H.H. McCall (The Old Man)
10 - New Leaders
11 - The Reawakening
12 - A New Beginning
13 - Divisions and Organizations (1978)
14 - 1992 Update
15 - Divisions and Organizations (1992)
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