Engine House #10
102 Hall St SW
Lots 1 and 2
and East 4 feet of Lot 3
and North 15 feet of the East 70 feet of Lot 22
William Alden Smith's Subdivision of of Block 2 S. A. Browne's Addition CA
Wm Alden Smith Subdivision 1888
Centennial
City Assessor's 1936
1976
2-story front section: solid brick (common) and mill, 1/2
basement 20'x20', stone foundation, cement floor
first floor oak floor on 2"x12"x12" o.c.
plastered walls and ceiling, used as office
Second floor same as the first except it has asphalt tile on the floor used as a
club room
1-story rear section: solid brick and mill, no basement,
cement slab floor, walls open ceiling,
plastered, 2nd story loft used for storage, unfinished walls and ceiling
Heat: Hot water oil fired radiators heats both sections
Plumbing: 2 (1 toilet, 1 lab) 1 (toilet) Kitchen on 2nd floor
Roofing: asphalt shingle
Rear addition used as garage with unused cell block in rear
1960 - new brick garage 26'x18.5'
1965 - steel canopy over garage doors
1978 - enclosed with concrete block
Real Estate Card
First Police Precinct
The firemen at
Engine House #10 on the corner of Hall Street and Ionia SW arebuilding the first police precinct in Grand Rapids and this station will house both Engine
Company #10 and the police squad vehicle until the new Engine House #10 is opened in
a few years at Division and Brown SE. From
http://www.iaff366.com/newsletters/march_2006.pdf
150 years
Fire Barn #10
1734 Division Ave S Erected 1926
1732-1740 Division
LOTS 79, 80 & 81 DAVIS, TURNER & CARROLL SECOND ADDITIONCE
Davis, Turner & Carroll 1892
Land 120 x 120 $43,000 in 1950
Relocated in 1926 at the corner of Division Avenue and Brown Street.
City Assessor's 1941
Still there (2009)
GRPL 43-1-2-78
150 years
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From Article Fire Department
From Heading Architecture
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