The layout of the 2 1/2 storey building was also typical at the time; the ground floor housed the wagons, (later mechanised trucks including a 1939 Bickle Seagrave) and other equipment. The common kitchen was also on the ground floor. The large 2nd floor allowed each fireman to have his own room with the highest ranking office having a corner room with 2 large windows. Toilet facilities were also located on the 2nd floor. The 3rd floor was mainly used for storage.

The two brass poles (one located near the big roll doors at the front and the other at the back of the building) are long gone but the 75 foot tower remains (hints of an Italianate influence!). An interior staircase leads up the tower so after each call-out, wet fire hoses were hung from the inside railing at the top of the tower to dry using a pulley system.

Fire Station No. 2 was an active fire station until 1964. Several owners and mostly automotive businesses later, we purchased the building in 2004 for a live/work space. It was a long search spanning years and looking at many different types of buildings and locations later but we have finally found the perfect place…

Thanks to Robert A. Glover of Kitchener for allowing us to use this photo for our website.