Hose House No. 2 (Beverly, Massachusetts)

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Hose House No. 2
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Location Beverly, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°32′35″N70°53′9″W / 42.54306°N 70.88583°W / 42.54306; -70.88583 Coordinates: 42°32′35″N70°53′9″W / 42.54306°N 70.88583°W / 42.54306; -70.88583
Built1905
Architect Kilham & Hopkins
Architectural style Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Other
NRHP reference No. 86001461 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 3, 1986

Hose House No. 2 is a historic firestation at 30 Rantoul Street in Beverly, Massachusetts. It now houses a wireless telecommunication systems company.

The building was constructed in 1905. It was designed by Kilham & Hopkins [1] in a French Renaissance style. In addition to the traditional brass pole by which firemen reached the ground floor from the upper chambers, it also featured an electrical system which automatically turned on the lights when an alarm was sounded. The building has one garage bay, and a hip roof with ornately decorated and bracketed eaves. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for Hose House No. 2". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-01-11.