ORIGINAL LITCHFIELD FIREHOUSE

Litchfield, CT – The center of Litchfield had two devastating fires one in 1886 and again in 1888. In 1890 the Litchfield Fire Company was organized. The department started with 44 members and in November 1890 the company had a ladder truck. By 1891 the department grew to 75 members. A water system with hydrants and this new firehouse was donated by J.Deming Perkins. It is situated across from the green and behind the former jail. It had a finished basement, an equipment room on the first floor, a billiard and meeting room on the second floor, and a hospital ward on the third for injured firemen.

The building is now the First National Bank of Litchfield

Info: Litchfield Fire Department