Cold Spring Harbor Fire District Hook and Ladder Company Building

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Cold Spring Harbor Fire District Hook and Ladder Company Building
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LocationMain St. at Elm Place, Cold Spring Harbor, New York
Coordinates 40°52′10″N73°27′39″W / 40.86944°N 73.46083°W / 40.86944; -73.46083 Coordinates: 40°52′10″N73°27′39″W / 40.86944°N 73.46083°W / 40.86944; -73.46083
Arealess than one acre
Built1896
NRHP reference No. 03001147 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 2003

Cold Spring Harbor Fire District Hook and Ladder Company Building is a historic fire station located at Cold Spring Harbor in Suffolk County, New York. It was built about 1880 as a harness shop and adapted in 1896 to house the equipment of the newly formed Cold Spring Harbor fire department. It is a one-story, wood-framed building with a gable roof. It was moved to the rear of the lot on which it is located in 1930. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [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. unnamed (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Cold Spring Harbor Fire District Hook and Ladder Company Building". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-02-20.See also: "Accompanying three photos".
The original fire house, now a fire museum located east of the current station. Cold Spring Harbor Fire House Museum (Front End).JPG
The original fire house, now a fire museum located east of the current station.