Engine Company 104, Truck 31 (Former)

Address: 1401 S. Michigan Avenue Year Built: 1905 Architect: Date Designated a Chicago Landmark: October 1, 2003

The design of this firehouse incorporated many innovations aimed at achieving quick departures and providing more comfortable quarters for firefighters. Its Romanesque Revival-style details also make it one of the more distinctive and handsome firehouses in the City. Through their history and architecture, Chicago's historic firehouses show how ideas about fire protection and the firehouse itself evolved over time.