Download coordinates as: The city of Birmingham, Alabama, saw a vast period of growth in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
With its growth came an expansion in city services, notably the fire department.
[1] Birmingham's first volunteer fire station was established in December 1871, shortly after the city was incorporated.
In 1910 Birmingham annexed a number of suburban towns, more than doubling the city's population.
[2] Stations built before 1920 tended to be in the central business districts of the suburban towns, and their architecture reflected the commercial styles of their surroundings, with little decoration.