Bay Shore Hose Company No. 1 Firehouse

Second Ave., Bay Shore, New York. County/parish: Suffolk.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 15, 2001. NRIS 01000851.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Second Avenue Fire House

From Wikipedia:

Bay Shore Hose Company No. 1 Firehouse

Bay Shore Hose Company No. 1 Firehouse, also known as Second Avenue Fire House, is a historic fire station located at Bay Shore in Suffolk County, New York. It was built in 1886 or 1887 and is a 1+12-story, wood-frame structure with a prominent bell tower. It features a slender hose-drying tower at the rear. Throughout its history it has been used as a fire station, synagogue, and boarding house. Today, it survives as an art gallery.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322029

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