The brick fire station for the Gaithersburg-Washington Grove Fire Department was built at 13 East Diamond in 1930 to replace a two-stall metal building constructed nearby in 1895. The building included a six-lane bowling alley that was used to raise operating funds for the department. The station closed in 1977, when a new station on Montgomery Village Avenue was built. Today, the old fire station is the Gaithersburg Fire Museum.
| Name | Date | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Janet Miller Holt | 9/11/09 | My father, Kenneth Miller and his brother Bob "Popeye" Miller both served as Fire Chief |
| Lara G | 8/12/11 | Ahhh the Museum the volunteers have assembled is awesome!! I remember the fundraising efforts going on and the collection of items during my brief stint with the GWGVFD, the best group of people in the WORLD! |
| Kim Shaulis | 9/2/13 | I was a GWG Majorette in the late 60'a early 70's :) |
| Tracy Kephart | 10/24/14 | Every time I'd see those Blue and White Fire trucks the very 1st thing that came to my mind was my Uncle Reggie Kephart |
| Randy Sipley | 4/18/15 | I use to go up there as a kid in the 60's when I lived on Lee Street. My friend Butch and I would go to Diamond Drug Store and get a soda and candy, then go down and hang out with the firemen, they were always nice to us. Today, I'm a 35 year career firefighter getting ready to retire as a Captain with the Fort Hood Fire Dept. in Tx. |
| Lynn Kinsey (Paynter) | 9/29/15 | that us to be my home away from home. My daddy Greg Kinsey was a life time volunteer firefighter. His father was also a firefighter when it opened up in 1930. There was an older gentleman (Munk) that would keep an I eye on us while my dad was on a call. The parades where the best the relays between the fire departments where great. |
| Danny Brodt | 10/3/15 | I grew up with this old station house. 1st on Walker Ave then on Cedar Ave. My life long friend..still. Garry Walker was a huge member then and is now as well as many high school, college and adult friends. |
| Carla Fink Hose | 6/19/18 | The Old Firehouse in Gaithersburg brings back so many good memories my grandfather Albert think my dad Leroy Fink and my brother Kevin Fink all was firefighters at the station I also had two brother-in-laws that were there which was Frankie Wirght and Charles scarf I remember as a child going there with my dad I spent a lot of time there too we left and moved to West Virginia in 1975 I would love to get a hold of old pictures because we had a house fire 2 years ago just for memory sake. |