Bay Shore Hose Company No. 1 Firehouse

Bay Shore Hose Company No. 1 Firehouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Bay Shore Hose Company No. 1 Firehouse, March 2010
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Location	Second Ave., Bay Shore, New York
Coordinates	40°43′29″N73°14′46″W / 40.72472°N 73.24611°W / 40.72472; -73.24611
Area	less than one acre
Built	1887
Architectural style	Stick/Eastlake
NRHP reference No.	01000851 [1]
Added to NRHP	August 15, 2001

Bay Shore Hose Company No. 1 Firehouse, also known as Second Avenue Fire House, is a historic fire station located at Bay Shore in Suffolk County, New York. It was built in 1886 or 1887 and is a 1+1⁄2-story, wood-frame structure with a prominent bell tower. It features a slender hose-drying tower at the rear. Throughout its history it has been used as a fire station, synagogue, and boarding house. ^[2] Today, it survives as an art gallery. ^[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 1, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2016.Note: This includes James Warren (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Bay Shore Hose Company No. 1 Firehouse" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016. and Accompanying six photographs
3. "Second Avenue Firehouse Gallery and Performance Space". Archived from the original on October 17, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.