South Central in Wichita in Sedgwick County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Engine House #6

Kansas Firefighters Museum

— Wichita Fire Department —

Engine House #6 Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011

1. Engine House #6 Markers

Inscription.
This property has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Kansas Preservation Alliance Award for Excellence

The benches on the Memorial Plaza
have been placed here in memory of
loved ones lost. These benches are
the result of many very generous
donations. Our sincere appreciation and
thanks to all who made this possible.

When you rest on the benches, take a
moment and think kindly of all the
souls represented in our plaza, and to
the individuals whose donations have
made this possible.

[Kansas Fallen Firefighters Honor Roll]

Erected by Kansas Firefighters Museum, Inc., Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial, Inc., and Concerned Citizens.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work.

Location. 37° 40.183′ N, 97° 20.12′ W. Marker is in Wichita, Kansas, in Sedgwick County. It is in South Central. Marker is at the intersection of Broadway and the railroad grade crossing, on the left when traveling south on Broadway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1300 South Broadway, Wichita KS 67211, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Eaton Hotel (approx. 1.1 miles away); Area History (approx. 1.1 miles away); Maurice Clifton Naftzger (approx. 1.1 miles away); Hauser Garrison Dry Goods Building (approx. 1.2 miles away); McCormick Harvester Building (approx. 1.2 miles away); College Hill Streetcar No. 230 (approx. 1.2 miles away); Commercial / Residential Buildings (approx. 1.2 miles away); Delano Township (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wichita.

Regarding Engine House #6. Designated the official state firefighters' museum in 2007.

Also see . . .
1. Engine House #6 National Register Nomination. Kansas Historical Society website entry (Submitted on June 15, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

2. Kansas Firefighters Museum and Memorial. Museum website homepage (Submitted on June 15, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Kansas Firefighters' Memorial Marker at Engine House #6 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011

2. Kansas Firefighters' Memorial Marker at Engine House #6

Engine House #6 and Kansas Firefighters' Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011

3. Engine House #6 and Kansas Firefighters' Memorial

Engine House #6 Frontispiece image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011

4. Engine House #6 Frontispiece

Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011

5. Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011

6. Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial

Fire Call Box at Engine House #6 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011

7. Fire Call Box at Engine House #6

Final Call Statue Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011

8. Final Call Statue Detail

At Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial

The Gentle Heroes by Michael Maczynski image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011

9. The Gentle Heroes by Michael Maczynski

At Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial

The Fireman's Prayer image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011

10. The Fireman's Prayer

At Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial

Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial Honor Roll image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011

11. Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial Honor Roll

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011

12. Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial Honor Roll

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 4, 2011

13. Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial Honor Roll

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 700 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. submitted on June 15, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.