orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . september 2010 coordinates 38 34 53.9142 n 121 30 18.77 w 38.581642833 n 121.5052139 w 38.581642833 ; 121.5052139 the firehouse restaurant type private industry restaurants headquarters old sacramento sacramento california usa products food services website firehouseoldsac.com the firehouse restaurant is a fine dining establishment located in historic old sacramento . contents 1 history 2 the salvation army 3 awards & recognitions 4 wine list 5 external links 6 references history edit in 1850 sacramento organized california s first fire department . after two major fires resulted in extensive damage to the area a new brick firehouse was built in 1853 to house the fire chief and volunteer crew of engine company no. 3 . 1 a succession of owners and tenants were custodians of the building until its purchase by newton cope in 1959 . mr. cope undertook a major renovation on the firehouse building converting it into a small bar and restaurant reminiscent of the gold rush era . this was the first building renovation of the new historic district . the firehouse was later designated as a historical landmark . the firehouse restaurant officially opened for business in 1960 . the restaurant has since attracted governors politicians diplomats sports and entertainment celebrities international business people tourists and locals . 2 3 as the governor of california ronald reagan held both of his inaugural dinners at the firehouse . in 1999 harvego enterprises purchased the restaurant . the restaurant has a staircase which was previously used in the preston castle now the preston school of industry until it was closed and portions of the castle sold at auction . 4 in 2004 the building was used as a set in the 2005 film her minor thing . 5 in 2009 amgen held a press conference at the restaurant to announce that the city would be included in the 2010 amgen tour of california . 6 the salvation army edit the sacramento chapter of the salvation army held its first meeting at the firehouse restaurant on may 19 1885 . on may 19 2010 the firehouse restaurant hosted the chapter s 125th anniversary meeting . 7 awards & recognitions edit award of excellence from wine spectator magazine 8 sacramento magazine readers voted the firehouse for various dining awards including best wine list best special occasion best outdoor dining and best old favorite . 9 received sacramento magazine s editor s choice award the firehouse courtyard best atmosphere for dining . citysearch awarded the firehouse the best special occasion award . 10 awarded the award of unique distinction from wine enthusiast magazine in 2006 and 2007 . 11 california restaurant association s best california wine list competition winner 12 13 wine list edit the firehouse wine list represents more than 2 100 individual labels ; its wine cellar houses more than 18 000 bottles 14 including a collection of extremely rare and prized bottles in the wine vault . each wine on the firehouse wine list is specially selected from the world s top wine regions to complement and enhance the firehouse s signature nouveau continental cuisine . external links edit official website references edit kim gina 2009 01 08 . vegetarian on valentine s day . the sacramento bee . retrieved 20 july 2010 . oldsacramento.com history . oldsacramento.com . retrieved 20 july 2010 . anderson mark 2010 02 26 . enough candles to burn down the house . business journal . retrieved 20 july 2010 . fagan kevin 1983 06 16 . preston castle nearly 100 years of local history . lodi news sentinel . retrieved 20 july 2010 . romantic comedy filmed in sacramento . kcra3 . 2004 06 29 . retrieved 20 july 2010 . anderson mark 2009 10 23 . sunday start for amgen tour considered a boon for tourism read more sunday start for amgen tour considered a boon for tourism sacramento business journal . business journal . retrieved 20 july 2010 . wilcoxson ashley 2010 07 16 . the salvation army celebrates 125 years of service to the sacramento community . sacramento press . retrieved 20 july 2010 . the firehouse . wine spectator . retrieved 20 july 2010 . restaurant directory the firehouse restaurant . sacramento magazine . retrieved 20 july 2010 . the firehouse restaurant . citysearch.com . retrieved 20 july 2010 . firehouse restaurant the . wine enthusiast magazine . retrieved 20 july 2010 . best california wine list competition winners announced . california restaurant association . retrieved 20 july 2010 . anderson mark 2009 07 24 . new restaurant under construction in old sacramento . business journal . retrieved 20 july 2010 . starkey danielle 2006 07 07 . restaurant boom brings wine variety varietals . business journal . retrieved 20 july 2010 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the firehouse restaurant & oldid 741236305 categories buildings and structures in sacramento californiarestaurants in californiavisitor attractions in sacramento californiarestaurants established in 1959infrastructure completed in 1853hidden categories orphaned articles from september 2010all orphaned articlescoordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 26 september 2016 at 06 46 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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