Engine Co. No. 27
historic place
Engine Company No. 27 is a historic place in Los Angeles, California. This Italian Renaissance Revival building, designed by Peter K. Schabarum, opened on July 1, 1930. Its 18,227 square feet made it the largest fire station west of the Mississippi River at that time. The station cost approximately $178,000 for its land and construction. It initially housed Engine Co. No. 27, Hose Co. No. 2, Truck Co. No. 9, Rescue Co. No. 2, and Salvage Co. No. 4. The building was officially dedicated on March 16, 1931. In 1976, it was designated a Los Angeles Cultural-Heritage Monument. It was then listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Following restoration after the 1994 Northridge earthquake, the building reopened in October 2001 as the Los Angeles Fire Department Museum. This site preserves a significant part of Los Angeles firefighting history.