Engine House No. 3, Truck No. 2
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]
Engine House No. 3, Truck No. 2 | |
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| Location | 501 Observer Highway, Hoboken, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°44′11″N 74°2′26″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 |
Construction
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]
References
- "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Retrieved 2010-03-15.
- "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, accessed 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.
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