Relief Hose Company No. 2 Engine House
Appearance
Relief Hose Company No. 2 Engine House | |
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Location | 16 Anderson Street, Raritan, New Jersey |
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Coordinates | 40°34′7″N 74°38′3″W / 40.56861°N 74.63417°W |
Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
Built | 1894 |
Architect | Van Derbeck, J.; Dilts, A.R., Hickey & Brady |
Architectural style | Gothic |
NRHP reference No. | 00001466[1] |
NJRHP No. | 3563[2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 14, 2000 |
Designated NJRHP | October 18, 2000 |
Relief Hose Company No. 2 Engine House is located in Raritan, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. The firehouse was built in 1894 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 14, 2000. The building is a well-preserved example of a Victorian-era High Gothic style firehouse. The firehouse has hosted many municipal activities and at times housed Borough Council chambers and the public library.[3] The building is still in use as an active firehouse. It currently houses The Raritan Fire Department's 2007 Seagrave Aerialscope Tower Ladder (52-121).
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Somerset County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. April 5, 2013. p. 12. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ New Jersey Historic Trust Accessed March 26, 2010.
Categories:
- Fire stations completed in 1894
- Gothic Revival architecture in New Jersey
- Buildings and structures in Somerset County, New Jersey
- Fire stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Somerset County, New Jersey
- Raritan, New Jersey
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places
- New Jersey Registered Historic Place stubs