Bay Shore Hose Company No. 1 Firehouse

Bay Shore Hose Company No. 1 Firehouse

Bay Shore Hose Company No. 1 Firehouse, March 2010
Location Second Ave., Bay Shore, New York
Coordinates 40°43′29″N 73°14′46″W / 40.72472°N 73.24611°W / 40.72472; -73.24611Coordinates: 40°43′29″N 73°14′46″W / 40.72472°N 73.24611°W / 40.72472; -73.24611
Area less than one acre
Built 1887
Architectural style Stick/Eastlake
NRHP Reference # 01000851[1]
Added to NRHP August 15, 2001

Bay Shore Hose Company No. 1 Firehouse, also known as Second Avenue Fire House, is a historic fire station located at Bay Shore in Suffolk County, New York. It was built in 1886 or 1887 and is a 1 12-story, wood-frame structure with a prominent bell tower. It features a slender hose-drying tower at the rear. Throughout its history it has been used as a fire station, synagogue, and boarding house.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes James Warren (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bay Shore Hose Company No. 1 Firehouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying six photographs


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