Coronado in San Diego County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

First Firehouse Site - 1892

First Firehouse Site Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 11, 2018

1. First Firehouse Site Marker

Inscription.
Coronado Historical Landmark
First Firehouse Site - 1892

Erected 1974 by Coronado Historical Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 32° 41.905′ N, 117° 10.384′ W. Marker is in Coronado, California, in San Diego County. It is on Orange Avenue south of 1st Street, on the right when traveling south. The building is now a restaurant called Mexican Village Cocina y Cantina. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 126 Orange Avenue, Coronado CA 92118, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Peninsular Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Coronado Ferryboat Terminal (about 300 feet away,

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measured in a direct line); Centennial Park (about 300 feet away); Birthplace of Naval Aviation (about 600 feet away); Carrothers Court (approx. half a mile away); The Stockdale Tribute (approx. 0.6 miles away); San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge (approx. 0.6 miles away); Sacred Heart Church - 1920 (approx. 0.6 miles away); James B. Stockdale (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coronado.

Also see . . . California Digital Collection: Take a historical tour. Coronado Eagle and Journal, Number 5, 29 January 1987 (Submitted on September 11, 2018, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California.)

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 11, 2018

2. First Firehouse Site Marker

First Firehouse Site and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 11, 2018

3. First Firehouse Site and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2018, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 399 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on October 28, 2018, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 11, 2018, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.