TIMELINE:

1836 -  Brick two & ½-story Engine House built on the westerly-side of #30 South Street, on the southerly

         Side corner of Spring Street, on a lot feet on South St. by 80 feet on Spring St.  Above the South

         Street apparatus door, a built-in concrete slab, reads “Mariner’s Spring 1754” and a line under it

         “Fountain erected 1836.”  Under the building was a large stone reservoir from the natural spring.

         The cost of the new Engine House was $3,608.

         “Casco” Hand Fire Engine Co. 1, which had organized July 7, 1835, was relocated here from

         Danforth Street.  Also, Ward # 5 used the large 2nd-floor room for meetings and voting purposes.

1840 -  Several old pieces of apparatus began being stored on the Spring Street side, including the old

         “Vigilant” Engine 6, a Bucket Carriage, and “America” Hose 3, Hose 2, and spare Ladder 2.

1854 -  Casco Engine Co. 1 relocated to 555-557 Congress Street, and the house deactivated.

1868 -  The water pump was removed May 1st, per/City Council order.

1873 -  The old firehouse was renovated into a Fire Department Store House.

1895 -  October 24: Members of the 1891 Portland Veteran Firemen’s Association marched to the

         Engine House with their 1848 hand tub “Atlantic” No. 2, presented to the organization by the

         Portland City Council, as a place to display their increasing collection and to hold meetings.

1942 -  The PVFA started an auxiliary unit with a spare pumper during World War Two. Shortly after, they

         Were assigned as Civilian Defense Unit #11.  They were disbanded at the end of the war in 1945.

1971 -  April 22: Earle W. Noyes Co. packed and moved items to the old 1837 firehouse of Engine 4 at

         157 Spring Street and on April 29th, the two hand engines “Atlantic” and “James W. Plaisted”

         Were also moved to Spring Street.

1971 -  June: Discontinued and vacant.  Shortly after, the building was razed for the purpose of widening

         Spring Street and to build the Cumberland County Civic Center.