Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company, Fire Station No. 2

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Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company Fire Station No. 2
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Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company Fire Station No. 2, April 2010
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Location31 Academy St., Newark, Delaware
Coordinates 39°40′56″N75°44′57″W / 39.682181°N 75.749142°W / 39.682181; -75.749142
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1922
ArchitectHope, Clarence; Willis, J.C.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPS Newark MRA
NRHP reference No. 82002334 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 7, 1982

Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company, Fire Station No. 2 is a historic fire station located at Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1922 and is a two-story ashlar structure with secondary wings on three sides. It features a gable roof with frame cupola. [2]

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The four engine bays facing Academy Street house a tiller ladder, two modern engines, and the company's restored 1926 Seagrave engine "Old Bessie" which is used for parades and other special events. [3] [4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Valerie Cesna and Betsy Bahr (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company, Fire Station No. 2". National Park Service . Retrieved April 20, 2010. Two accompanying photos from 1980.
  3. "Apparatus". Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  4. Shannon, Josh (May 3, 2016). "1921 fire engine returns home to Aetna". Newark Post. Retrieved May 24, 2017.