Research
City of Ottawa Heritage Planning Group
Has an extensive file on the Old Firehall, 260 Sunnyside Avenue, including:
- colour photos and 15 colour slides
- Heritage Survey and Evaluation Form (1996) - 260 Sunnyside Avenue, the Old Firehall
- correspondance
- reports
- recent architectural drawings
Leo Doyle produced a lovely video homage to the Old Firehall, which he presented to the 2009 City of Ottawa Council Budget delegations. It undoubtedly played a role in the successful campaign for funding to expand and renovate the building.
OSHP has an entry on the Old Firehall in our heritage building inventory for Old Ottawa South.
David Bouse in his 1999 essay on the history of Old Ottawa South provides a succinct history of the Old Firehall.
Library and Archives Canada
Prior location at Lansdowne Park Grand Stand
LAC PA-023278 - Princess Pats leaving Exhibition Grounds [Ottawa, Ont.] for Valcartier, [P.Q.], 1915.
Has an extensive file on the Old Firehall, 260 Sunnyside Avenue, including:
- colour photos and 15 colour slides
- Heritage Survey and Evaluation Form (1996) - 260 Sunnyside Avenue, the Old Firehall
- correspondance
- reports
- recent architectural drawings
Leo Doyle produced a lovely video homage to the Old Firehall, which he presented to the 2009 City of Ottawa Council Budget delegations. It undoubtedly played a role in the successful campaign for funding to expand and renovate the building.
OSHP has an entry on the Old Firehall in our heritage building inventory for Old Ottawa South.
David Bouse in his 1999 essay on the history of Old Ottawa South provides a succinct history of the Old Firehall.
Library and Archives Canada
Prior location at Lansdowne Park Grand Stand
LAC PA-023278 - Princess Pats leaving Exhibition Grounds [Ottawa, Ont.] for Valcartier, [P.Q.], 1915.
LAC PA-023280 - Princess Pats leaving Exhibition Grounds [Ottawa, Ont.] for Valcartier, [P.Q.], 1915.
LAC PA-034032 - Princess Pats leaving Exhibition grounds, Ottawa Ont. Valcartier, P.Q. 1915.
Noffke architectural plan for 260 Sunnyside location
NMC 122661, "Fire Station for Corporation, City of Ottawa: Basement Plan," W.E. Noffke architect, 1920, job no. 669
NMC 122662, "Fire Station for Corporation, City of Ottawa: Ground Floor Plan," W.E. Noffke architect, 1920, job no. 669LAC PA-034032 - Princess Pats leaving Exhibition grounds, Ottawa Ont. Valcartier, P.Q. 1915.
Noffke architectural plan for 260 Sunnyside location
NMC 122661, "Fire Station for Corporation, City of Ottawa: Basement Plan," W.E. Noffke architect, 1920, job no. 669
NMC 122665, "Fire Station for Corporation, City of Ottawa: East Elevation, West Elevation, Section," W.E. Noffke architect, 1920, job no. 669
We haven't found these item level descriptions on the LAC website, but we did obtain low resolution scans via the City of Ottawa.
Later location on O'Connor Street at Fifth Avenue
History of the Ottawa Fire Department : 150 years of firefighting
J. Bernard Matheson and David R. Fitzsimons, 1989 (OPL)
- includes a chapter on Fire Chief John W. Graham after whom the Old Firehall is named, No. 10 Graham Station.
- pg 62 has a nice photo: 1921, No. 10 Fire Station on Sunnyside Avenue, named after Chief Graham. The Hose Chemical wagon was one of two Model "T" American LaFrance trucks built in 1919 at a cost of $2,100 each. The firemen in the doorway are: Capt. W. Dicks and Louis Rockburn. Photo credit: Louis Rockburn and Hugh Cairns
- see child page for extract of relevant quotes from this book
The OSCAR (community newspaper)
- November 1998 (No. 3), pg 1 - Heritage Plaque Unveiled
Heritage Ottawa newsletter
- Heritage Lost? - article from period before Old Firehall was converted to a community centre
We haven't found these item level descriptions on the LAC website, but we did obtain low resolution scans via the City of Ottawa.
Later location on O'Connor Street at Fifth Avenue
History of the Ottawa Fire Department : 150 years of firefighting
J. Bernard Matheson and David R. Fitzsimons, 1989 (OPL)
- includes a chapter on Fire Chief John W. Graham after whom the Old Firehall is named, No. 10 Graham Station.
- pg 62 has a nice photo: 1921, No. 10 Fire Station on Sunnyside Avenue, named after Chief Graham. The Hose Chemical wagon was one of two Model "T" American LaFrance trucks built in 1919 at a cost of $2,100 each. The firemen in the doorway are: Capt. W. Dicks and Louis Rockburn. Photo credit: Louis Rockburn and Hugh Cairns
- see child page for extract of relevant quotes from this book
The OSCAR (community newspaper)
- November 1998 (No. 3), pg 1 - Heritage Plaque Unveiled
Heritage Ottawa newsletter
- Heritage Lost? - article from period before Old Firehall was converted to a community centre
Bytown.net has some general notes on history of fire fighting in Ottawa which briefly mention the Old Firehall.
More info is almost certainly available from the Bytown Fire Brigade but we haven't been able to make contact with them yet.