Hose House No. 2 (Idaho Springs, Colorado)

Hose House No. 2, at 600 Colorado Blvd. in Idaho Springs, Colorado, was built around 1882. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

Hose House No. 2
Location600 Colorado Blvd., Idaho Springs, Colorado
Coordinates39°44′39″N 105°31′33″W
Arealess than one acre
Builtc.1882
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.98000173[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 19, 1998

It is a one-story 16 by 20 feet (4.9 m × 6.1 m) building. "It was built to house a fire hose cart associated with early volunteer fire fighting efforts in the west end of Idaho Springs." It served in that way until 1929.[2]

It has also been known as the West End Hose House and as the 6th and Colorado Hose House.[2]

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