Sea Cliff Firehouse

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Sea Cliff Firehouse
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The firehouse in September 2015
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LocationRoslyn Avenue, Sea Cliff, New York
Coordinates 40°50′55″N73°38′41″W / 40.848602°N 73.644594°W / 40.848602; -73.644594 Coordinates: 40°50′55″N73°38′41″W / 40.848602°N 73.644594°W / 40.848602; -73.644594
Arealess than one acre
Built1931
ArchitectMeyer, Jack
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No. 03000408 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 18, 2003

The Sea Cliff Firehouse is a historic fire station located at Sea Cliff, Nassau County, New York. The fire department was established in 1884, and the firehouse was built in 1931. It is a 1 1/2-story, Tudor Revival style brick building with ornamental half timbering. It has four engine bays with segmental arched openings and a steep slate roof with dormers. It features a bell tower topped by a slate gable roof. [2]

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 18, 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. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2016-02-01.Note: This includes James Warren (September 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Sea Cliff Firehouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-02-01. and Accompanying photographs