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+1⁄2-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] Today, it survives as an art gallery.[3]
Bay Shore Hose Company No. 1 Firehouse | |
 Bay Shore Hose Company No. 1 Firehouse, March 2010 | |
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| Location | Second Ave., Bay Shore, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°43′29″N 73°14′46″W / 40.72472°N 73.24611°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1887 |
| Architectural style | Stick/Eastlake |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000851[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 15, 2001 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2015-07-01. 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
- ^ "Second Avenue Firehouse Gallery and Performance Space". Archived from the original on 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2018-12-07.