Canada Hose Company Building

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Canada Hose Company Building
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Canada Hose Company Building, August 2010
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Location400-402 N. Mechanic St., Cumberland, Maryland
Coordinates 39°39′21.23″N78°46′04.37″W / 39.6558972°N 78.7678806°W / 39.6558972; -78.7678806
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1845
NRHP reference No. 79003257 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 21, 1979

The Canada Hose Company Building is a historic firehouse in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland, United States. It is a two-story gable-front brick structure. Above the doors used for the fire engines is a sign which reads "Cumberland Hose Co. No. 1." The building is the oldest of a number of old firehouses built in Cumberland during the 19th century; it was completed in 1845. [2]

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The Canada Hose Company Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

History

The Canada Hose Company Building was built after a major fire in Cumberland, which destroyed over 70 buildings in the area. Though Cumberland had a fire company prior, it was only after the fire that they built the building and upgraded the equipment. Before the fire, the company had been meeting in a shed. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ William Pratt and Dave Dorsey (November 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Canada Hose Company Building" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ National Park Service. "Canada Hose Company". National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on July 11, 2007. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
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