No 11562 Meetinghouse Hill Fire Station circa 1910
Engine 17 and Ladder 7 operated out of a brick firehouse built in 1867 at 7 Parish St. by the town of Dorchester. In 1927 the structure was demolished and a new three-story, three-bay firehouse was built on the same property. That building remains the quarters of Engine 17, Ladder 7 and District Chief 7 to the present.
No. 21499 Fire wagon and crew in front of the building that was demolished in 1927
No. 15162 New Fire Station Engine 17 and Ladder 7, Parish Street, Meeting House Hill – Accepted April 17, 1928.
No. 21884 Fire Engine Meetinghouse Hill from Boston Fire Department Annual Report, 1871
No. 21883 Hook and Ladder at Meetinghouse Hill from Boston Fire Department Annual Report, 1871
2932 Photograph, September 2003. Engine 17, Ladder 7
The following is from: https://www.dotnews.com/2020/dorchesters-firehouses-six-biographies-covering-150-years
Engine 17/Ladder 7 operated out of a wooden firehouse built in 1867 at 7 Parish St. by the town of Dorchester. In 1927 the structure was demolished and a new three-story [sic], three-bay firehouse was built on the same property. That building remains the quarters of Engine 17, Ladder 7 and District Chief 7 to the present.
[note: the present structure is a 2-story building]
The firehouse has been in line for replacement for many years. The Fiscal Year 2020 Capital Plan for the City calls for a complete reconstruction of the existing facility.