City Architect John Reid Jr. designed this two-story brick structure to replace the original 1887 home of 16 Engine that was a block away at 1009 Tennessee Street. A two-story brick firehouse with a cornice brightened with small colored tiles, terra cotta keystones accent the arched dormitory windows and plaques above the doors.

Engine Company No. 16 was disbanded in 1970. The building is still owned by the Fire Department and has been used by the Toy Program, as a museum workshop and for storage.

Vintage San Francisco Firehouses

• Engine Company No. 1, 451 Pacific Avenue
• Engine Company No. 2, 460 Bush Street
• Engine Company No. 7, 3160 16th Street
• Engine Company No. 8, 1648 Pacific Avenue
• Engine Company No. 9 and Fire Boat House, Pier 22½, Embarcadero at Harrison
• Engine Company No. 13, 1458 Valencia Street
• Engine Company No. 14, 1051 McAllister Street
• Engine Company No. 16, 909 Tennessee Street
• Engine Company No. 21, 1152 Oak Street
• Engine Company No. 22, 1348 10th Avenue
• Engine Company No. 23, 3022 Washington Street
• Engine Company No. 24, 100 Hoffman Avenue
• Engine Company No. 27, 52 Waller Street
• Engine Company No. 30, 1757 Waller Street
• Engine Company No. 31, 1088 Green Street
• Engine Company No. 33, 117 Broad Street
• Engine Company No. 37, 2501 25th Street
• Engine Company No. 40, 1249 Clayton Street
• Engine Company No. 43, 724 Brazil Avenue
• Engine Company No. 44, 3816 22nd Street
• Engine Company No. 47, 1298 Girard Street
• Engine Company No. 48, 798 Wisconsin Street
• Dennis T Sullivan Memorial Fire Chief's Home
• Pumping Station No. 2
• Underwriter's Fire Patrol, 147 Natoma Street

GuardiansofTheCity.org is the definitive Web guide to San Francisco firehouses, both vintage and modern.

Map of vintage firehouses in San Francisco.