Relief Hose Company No. 2 Engine House

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Coordinates: 40°34′7″N 74°38′3″W / 40.56861°N 74.63417°W / 40.56861; -74.63417
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Relief Hose Company No. 2 Engine House
Relief Hose Company No. 2 Engine House is located in Somerset County, New Jersey
Relief Hose Company No. 2 Engine House
Relief Hose Company No. 2 Engine House is located in New Jersey
Relief Hose Company No. 2 Engine House
Relief Hose Company No. 2 Engine House is located in the United States
Relief Hose Company No. 2 Engine House
Location16 Anderson Street, Raritan, New Jersey
Coordinates40°34′7″N 74°38′3″W / 40.56861°N 74.63417°W / 40.56861; -74.63417
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1894
Built byA.R. Dilts, Hickey & Brady
ArchitectJ. Van Derbeck
Architectural styleGothic
NRHP reference No.00001466[1]
NJRHP No.3563[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 14, 2000
Designated NJRHPOctober 18, 2000

Relief Hose Company No. 2 Engine House is a two-story brick firehouse with a three-story tower located at 16 Anderson Street in the borough of Raritan in 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 for its significance in architecture.[3] 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.[4] 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).

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In 1892, the town purchased land to build the firehouse. It was designed by the architect J. Van Derbeck, built by A.R. Dilts, Hickey & Brady, and completed in 1894. The company raised their banner "Where duty calls, there you will find us." in the new building.[3]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#00001466)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Somerset County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 28, 2021. p. 14.
  3. ^ a b Bzdak, Meredith Arms (July 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Relief Home Company No. 2 Engine House". National Park Service. With accompanying 18 photos
  4. ^ New Jersey Historic Trust Accessed March 26, 2010.

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