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Keystone Hook and Ladder Company

Coordinates: 40°20′6″N 75°56′1″W / 40.33500°N 75.93361°W / 40.33500; -75.93361
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Keystone Hook and Ladder Company
Keystone Hook and Ladder Company, March 2011
Keystone Hook and Ladder Company is located in Pennsylvania
Keystone Hook and Ladder Company
Keystone Hook and Ladder Company is located in the United States
Keystone Hook and Ladder Company
LocationSecond and Penn Streets, Reading, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°20′6″N 75°56′1″W / 40.33500°N 75.93361°W / 40.33500; -75.93361
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1886-1887
ArchitectMull, E.K.
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.85003447 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 31, 1985

Keystone Hook and Ladder Company is a historic fire station located at Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1886–1887, and is a two-story, brick building in the Queen Anne style. A two-story annex was added in 1888 or 1890. The front facade features a wooden bell tower with a pyramidal roof.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-09-08. Note: This includes George E. Thomas (July 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Keystone Hook and Ladder Company" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-08.