Engine House No. 3, Truck No. 2
Appearance
Engine House No. 3, Truck No. 2 | |
Location | 501 Observer Highway, Hoboken, New Jersey |
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Coordinates | 40°44′13″N 74°2′22″W / 40.73694°N 74.03944°W |
Area | 0.9 acres (0.36 ha) |
Built | 1892 |
Architect | Charles Fall |
Architectural style | Romanesque, Romanesque Revival |
MPS | Hoboken Firehouses and Firemen's Monument TR |
NRHP reference No. | 84002700[1] |
NJRHP No. | 1463[2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 30, 1984 |
Designated NJRHP | February 9, 1984 |
Engine Company No. 3 is located in Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The firehouse was designed by Charles Fall and was built in 1892. The firehouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 30, 1984. The firehouse currently houses Engine Company 2 and Ladder Company 2 of the Hoboken Fire Department.[3]
Construction
[edit]The building is a two-story building with a fire watch tower designed by Hoboken Architect Charles Fall. The foundation of the building is field stone and the exterior walls are brick with sandstone trim. The roof is presumed to have been originally slate, however this has since been replaced. The masons were M. Foley & Son and the carpenter was A.W. Clayton.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Hudson County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. July 7, 2009. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 5, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ^ "Locations". Hoboken Fire Department. Archived from the original on June 19, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
- ^ Florio, Patricia (February 1983). "Engine House No. 3, Truck No. 2". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Office of Historic Preservation. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
Categories:
- Buildings and structures in Hoboken, New Jersey
- Fire stations completed in 1892
- Fire stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Hudson County, New Jersey
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places
- New Jersey Registered Historic Place stubs
- Firefighting stubs