{"nrhp_refnum":"91001537","name":"Firehouse No. 3","other_names":["Engine Co. #3 Firehouse"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1215 19th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Sacramento","county":"Sacramento County","state":"CA","lat":38.57425325500003,"lon":-121.48211359399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-10-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Other","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story rectangular brick fire station at 1215 19th Street on the edge of downtown Sacramento, California, built in 1893 in a Classical Revival style. It measures about 59 by 67 feet and has since been rehabilitated for commercial use.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building has both architectural and historical significance. Its high-quality brick masonry and finely detailed ornamentation are outstanding among the city's nineteenth century buildings. It also served as a fire station for 89 consecutive years and is one of only two surviving nineteenth century fire stations in Sacramento.","narrative":"Built in 1893 at 1215 19th Street, this brick fire station on the edge of downtown Sacramento housed Engine Company #3, a unit first formed in 1851 and returned to service in 1888. The building measures roughly 59 by 67 feet and rises over two stories. Its front facade has two pedimented bays with arched windows, rusticated stone accents, a decorative frieze, and sculptures with firefighting themes in the pediments. Inside, four turned wood columns and heavy timber trusses remain. The station operated for 89 consecutive years until it closed in 1982, making it the oldest fire station in Sacramento still in service at that time. It is one of only two nineteenth century fire stations still standing in the city. The quality of its brickwork and ornament, which blends classical and Romanesque Revival themes, was judged outstanding locally. A certified rehabilitation restored the door arrangement using historic photographs, and the building now holds professional and restaurant uses.","period_of_significance":"1893-1941","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Closed as a fire station in 1982; since rehabilitated, with current use listed as commerce/trade (professional offices and restaurant).","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.276979-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/91001537.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001537/832f3bb52b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91001537/832f3bb52b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Irneh","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Firehouse_No._3,_1215_19th_St._Sacramento.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Irneh</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Firehouse_No._3,_1215_19th_St._Sacramento.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123860586","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firehouse_No._3_(Sacramento,_California)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58491611"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/sacramento-county/firehouse-no-3-91001537/"}