The Firehouse Museum is located at Fifth and Stafford streets. On exhibit in the museum are three fire trucks and three early Washington passenger vehicles.
1917 Model T Ford: Washington’s first motor-driven fire truck, it was built from Henry Otto’s 1914 Model T car. He offered the car to the fire department for conversion to a fire truck. In the 1980s, it was found in a junkyard. Several fire department members restored it.
1935 Dodge: Washington’s third fire truck is owned by the “Blazechasers.”
1918 Jeffrey: Truck was built as a World War I Army vehicle and sold after the war as surplus. It was purchased and converted to a fire truck by an unknown fire department. “Firetiques” owns the truck. It has no historic connection to Washington.
1908 Economy Motor Buggy: Now located at the main museum at Fourth and Market streets.
1907 Ford: Bought new by Henry Sulltrop, this car remains in the Fischer family, Mr. Sulltrop’s descendants. It is Washington’s oldest car!
1912 Maxwell Messenger: Owned since the 1930s by the Clarence Stumpe family, the original owner is unknown. It is believed to have been a locally-owned vehicle that Clarence hauled home. We have circa 1930’s photos of it being towed by Stumpe’s tow truck.
The Firehouse Museum is located in a retired fire station owned by the City of Washington. It is not open under regular hours. Tours may be arranged by calling the main museum at 636-239-0280.