Morgan Hook and Ladder Company

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Morgan Hook and Ladder Company

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Morgan Hook and Ladder Company building, April 2012
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Location 18-20 Mill St., Naples, New York
Coordinates 42°36′55″N77°24′13″W / 42.61528°N 77.40361°W / 42.61528; -77.40361 Coordinates: 42°36′55″N77°24′13″W / 42.61528°N 77.40361°W / 42.61528; -77.40361
Area less than one acre
Built 1830
Architectural style Federal, Late Victorian
NRHP reference # 95000668 [1]
Added to NRHP June 02, 1995

Morgan Hook and Ladder Company is a historic fire station located at Naples in Ontario County, New York. The original part of the two story, frame structure was built about 1830 as a Federal style dwelling and later expanded and converted to a fire station in 1891 or 1892. It features a prominent hose drying / bell tower. It ceased being used as a fire station in 1926. [2]

Fire station structure or other area set aside for storage of firefighting apparatus

A fire station is a structure or other area for storing firefighting apparatus such as fire engines and related vehicles, personal protective equipment, fire hoses and other specialized equipment. Fire stations frequently contain working and living space for the firefighters and support staff.

Naples (village), New York Village in New York, United States

Naples is a village in Ontario County, New York, United States. The population was 1,041 at the 2010 census.

Ontario County, New York County in the United States

Ontario County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 107,931. The county seat is Canandaigua.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]

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