Engine Company No. 2
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Engine Company No. 2 is a firehouse located at 1313 Washington Street in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States. The firehouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 30, 1984.[1]
History
The Hoboken Land and Improvement Company donated a piece of land on July 18, 1889, for the construction a new firehouse, after the original built in 1880 was destroyed by fire in 1888.[2][3] The firehouse was designed by French, Dixon & DeSaldern in the Romanesque Revival style and was built in 1890 by M.J. Connolly (Mason) and John Meighan (Carpenter).[3][4] In the early 1970's, the engine door was widened resulting in the removal of one of the cast-iron pilasters and the glass directly above the original door.[3] The "Engine Co. No. 2" letters are original to the building.[3] The firehouse was restored outside and modernized inside after a severe fire occurred in the 1980s.[5] The firehouse currently houses Engine Company 5 and Ladder Company 1 of the Hoboken Fire Department.[6] According to local legend, the firehouse was built 12 feet back from the building line to protect pedestrians from the tobacco spit of firefighters.[3]
Design
The firehouse is a three-story example of Romanesque Revival style, with Richardsonian Romanesque influences. This was the first firehouse in Hoboken to incorporate a fire tower in the design of the building.[3] The firehouse has a single chimney located on the northernmost wall. The main building material is tan stretcher bond brick. Bands of sandstone horizontally span the facade. The engine door has cast-iron pilasters on either side. A tower extends to four stories on the southern side of the building. The mansard roof and tower roof are covered in orange terra cotta-colored pantiles.[7]
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References
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External links
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- Buildings and structures in Hoboken, New Jersey
- Fire stations completed in 1890
- Fire stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Hudson County, New Jersey
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places