Firehouse, Engine Company 31 is a historic fire station located at 87 Lafayette Street between Walker and White Streets in the Tribeca and Civic Center neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City. It was built in 1895 and designed by architects Napoleon LeBrun & Sons, who styled it after early-16th-century chateaux in the Loire Valley of France.[2][3]
Firehouse, Engine Company 31 | |
New York City Landmark No. 190
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| Location | 87 Lafayette Street Manhattan, New York City |
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| Coordinates | 40°43′02″N 74°00′5″W / 40.71722°N 74.00139°W |
| Built | 1895 |
| Architect | Napoleon Le Brun & Sons |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000870[1] |
| NYCL No. | 190 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 20, 1972 |
| Designated NYCL | January 18, 1966 |
The building was designated a New York City Landmark in 1966 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. The New York City Fire Department vacated the building in November 1972, and it is currently occupied by the Downtown Community Television Center (DCTV).[4]
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- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.). Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1.
- ^ White, Norval & Willensky, Elliot (2000). AIA Guide to New York City (4th ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-8129-3107-5.
- ^ Downtown Community Television Center
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