<701 Portage Avenue>
- Date: before 1898
- Style: Queen Anne
- District: Chapin Park
- Rating: Outstanding
One of a few nineteenth-century firehouses designed by architect Charles Brehmer in South Bend, Hose House #6 opened for service in 1898. The firehouse stands on the edge of the former St. Joseph County Agriculture Fairgrounds, which was also the location of Camp Rose, a Civil War training ground. The building remained in service as a fire station until 1967 when the city moved the department to more modern quarters. The South Bend Civic Theatre began its performances in the firehouse in 1968.
