Click above images to enlarge Engine House No. 18 3812Mt. Elliott Avenue, Detroit - Wayne County Other Names Fire Station 18 Property Type fire station Historic Use GOVERNMENT/fire station Current Use GOVERNMENT/fire station Style Queen Anne Architect/Builder Mason and Rice Narrative Description Constructed in 1892, Engine House No. 18 is a two-story, rectangular building of Late Victorian design, with a high double-pitch hip roof crowning its front section and much lower jerkinhead roof over a slightly narrower rear section. The building has red brick walls with red-orange sandstone and brick of a more salmon hue used for trim. A flat-roof, one-story rear addition dates from 1949. The station also retains a one-story, brick storage building located at the back of the property. Statement of Significance Engine House No. 18 is the oldest operating fire station in Detroit and the third-oldest fire station building in the city. Period of Significance 1892-93 Registry Type(s) 11/29/1995 National Register listed Site ID# P757