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The firehouse was built in 1903 after the establishment of the FDNY as the base of the formerly independent Hook and Ladder fire company 8. The building was designed as the first of a series of Beaux-Arts style firehouses by the city superintendent of buildings, Alexander H. Stevens. The building, which originally had two vehicle doors, was ...
Similarly, Ladder Company 10 was founded on October 20, 1865, [9] starting at 28 Ann Street and housed for a time at 193 Fulton Street [10] alongside Engine Co. No. 29 before eventually moving to Liberty Street on July 1, 1984. The Ten House is unique among the 220 FDNY firehouses as it is one of only two where both an engine and ladder company ...
Firehouse, Hook & Ladder Company 8, New York, NY, exterior famously used for the movie Ghostbusters [23] Fire Hook and Ladder Company No. 14, New York, NY, NRHP-listed [15] Firehouse, Engine Company 31, New York, NY, NRHP-listed [15] Firehouse, Engine Company 33, New York, NY, NRHP-listed [15] Fireman's Hall (Alfred, New York), NRHP-listed
A hook and ladder bay was added in 1897. The building was rebuilt in 1917 after a fire caused severe damage. The station was active until 1997, when it was closed as part of a consolidation in the Buffalo Fire Department. [2] As of May 2011, the building was occupied by the paving contractor Beartooth Industries, LLC.
A fact from Firehouse, Hook & Ladder Company 8 appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 8 January 2016 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that the firehouse (pictured) from Ghostbusters is to be released as a 4,500-piece Lego set?
The firehouse was originally built in 1932 for Engine Company 261 and Ladder Company 116. Engine Company 261 was established in 1894 as Long Island City Fire Department's Engine Company 3, and was renumbered in 1913. Engine Company 261 served both Long Island City and the nearby community of Roosevelt Island until 2003, until it was closed as a ...
Engine 33 on Broadway near the station on Great Jones Street. Engine 33 Company was originally organized on Mercer Street in lower Manhattan on November 1, 1865, but then moved to its present location on June 1, 1899. [4] Ladder Company 9 was organized in 1865; its first house was on Elizabeth Street. It moved to 42 Great Jones Street in 1948. [5]
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