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District 8 · Block 6531, Lot 011 · ZIP 94110

Engine Company No. 13

1458 Valencia Street · Mission

  • 2 stories
  • 3,729 ft2
  • 2,382 ft2 lot area
  • 8 rooms
  • 3 bedrooms
  • 3 bathrooms
  • Wood frame
  • Zoned VALEN
  • Historic resource
  • City landmark #327
  • Sold May 29, 1998
Land$359,260
Improvements$602,433
Total assessed$961,693
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  1. 1883

    The brick Italianate firehouse, with a cast-iron front, was built; it is the oldest firehouse still standing in the city.

    SF Planning, landmark designation
  2. 1883

    Engine Company No. 13 was organized and given this firehouse as its quarters.

    SF Planning, landmark designation
  3. 1900

    Built.

  4. 1906

    The earthquake and fire did about $2,000 of damage to the firehouse.

    SF Planning, landmark designation
  5. 1917

    The company here switched from horse-drawn to motorized apparatus.

    SF Planning, landmark designation
  6. August 15, 1918

    Battalion 6 was organized and quartered in the firehouse.

    SF Planning, landmark designation
  7. 1935–1941

    One of seven fire department stations and training facilities modernised by the Works Progress Administration, and the only one of the seven still standing — exceptionally well preserved.

    San Francisco New Deal Historic Context Statement, adopted 2023
  8. November 1, 1941

    Battalion 6 moved out to Engine Co. No. 7's quarters, and the newly organized Division 3, under an assistant chief, took its place here.

    SF Planning, landmark designation
  9. October 14, 1954

    Division 3 left the firehouse for Engine Co. No. 10's quarters on Folsom Street.

    SF Planning, landmark designation
  10. February 7, 1958

    Engine Co. No. 13 moved to new quarters on 26th Street, ending the building's use as a firehouse.

    SF Planning, landmark designation
  11. 1959

    The City sold the former firehouse at a public surplus-property auction.

    SF Planning, landmark designation
  12. Apr 1993
    Permit 9306703 $$$ $8,000

    Reroofing.

  13. May 1996
    Permit 9609182 $$$ $1,000

    Reroofing.

  14. Oct 1998
    Permit 9821788 $$$ $80,000

    Umb seismic upgrade.

  15. Feb 1999
    Permit 9903042 $$$ $1

    Revision to 9821788.

  16. Mar 2001
    Permit 200103154405 $$$ $1

    Reneew 9916988 & 20005059141 for final inspection only, no work under this permit.

  17. May 2005
    Permit 200505061817 $$$ $1

    Renew app #200105290161.

  18. Aug 2005
    Permit 200508251292 $$$ $150,000

    Horizontal addition @ rear yard. new roof garden & enclosed patio @ level 2. new mezz, level with bath, new art/photo studio space at level 1.

  19. May 2007
    Permit 200705111097 $$$ $1,000

    Renew 200611300299 and 200412232076 to complete work.

  20. April 2, 2025

    Named a landmark candidate

    Put forward as a candidate for individual landmark designation at a District 8 community forum held by the district supervisor and San Francisco Planning, one of twenty-one buildings on the list.

    Corbett Heights Neighbors, "May Neighborhood News", Vol. VII, No. 5 (1 May 2025)
  21. April 30, 2026

    Designated San Francisco Landmark No. 327, Engine Company No. 13.

    SF Planning, landmark designation

6 expired permits are omitted. Construction is dated both 1883 and 1900.

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