Firehouse, Engine Company 33 and Ladder Company 9
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Firehouse, Engine Company 33
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NYC Landmark #191
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| Location | 42 Great Jones, Manhattan, New York City, New York |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Built | 1898-1899 |
| Architect | Ernest Flagg and W.B. Chambers |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts[2] |
| NRHP Reference # | 72000871[1] |
| NYCL # | 191 |
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| Added to NRHP | March 16, 1972 |
| Designated NYCL | November 12, 1968 |
The Firehouse, Engine Company 33 and Ladder Company 9 is a Beaux Arts masterpiece, built in 1899 by Ernest Flagg and W.B. Chambers. Located at 42 Great Jones Street in Manhattan, New York City, New York, it is the home of Engine Company 33 and Ladder Company 9 of the New York City Fire Department.
History
Engine 33 Company was originally organized on Mercer Street in lower Manhattan on November 1, 1865, but then moved to its present location on June 1, 1899.[3] Ladder Company 9 was organized in 1865; its first house was on Elizabeth Street. It moved to 42 Great Jones Street in 1948.[4] The Great Jones Street location was also the home of the Chief of Department for a time.
Equipment
The first engine kept at 42 Great Jones was powered by steam and built by Clapp & Jones Manufacturing Company, Hudson, New York. It was able to throw water 215 feet.[5]
September 11, 2001
10 of the 14 firefighters from this house who responded to the World Trade Center were killed in the September 11 attacks.[6]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan below 14th Street
- List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan below 14th Street
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "AIA Guide to New York City", 4th Edition, pg 160
- ↑ FDNY History
- ↑ FDNY History
- ↑ Steamer Test
- ↑ NY Daily Photo
External links
- Pages with broken file links
- Fire stations completed in 1899
- Fire stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Fire stations in New York City
- 1899 establishments in New York
- Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Manhattan
- Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City
