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Hose tower at Engine House No. 16, present-day Central Ohio Fire Museum Hose tower of Erottaja's fire station in Helsinki, Finland. A hose tower is a structure constructed for hanging firehoses to dry. Hose towers have been features of some fire station designs in Canada, [1] Germany, [2] and the United States. [3]
Fire stations frequently contain working and living space for the firefighters and support staff. In large U.S. cities, fire stations are often named for the primary fire companies and apparatus housed there, such as "Ladder 49". Other fire stations are named based on the settlement, neighborhood or street where they are located, or given a number.
The fire station is located on the southwest corner of the intersection, in southern Albany's Delaware Neighborhood. It is predominantly densely developed and residential, with single-family homes built later than the firehouse the predominant building type. Hook and Ladder No. 4 is on a short stretch of the south side of the street with some ...
The station c. 1894 Map of the fire station being built, 1891. Engine House No. 5 was constructed in 1894 to serve as a fire station for the South End, at a time when fire engines were horse-drawn. [6] The station was designed by John Flynn and cost $15,000. [3] It was constructed at a time when fire stations were needed every few blocks.
Firehouse, Engine Company 10 and Ladder Company 10, is a New York City Fire Department (FDNY) fire station, located at 124 Liberty Street across from the World Trade Center site and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in the Financial District neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It is known for being the first fire station to ...
NO. 730 OLD PLAZA FIREHOUSE - Dedicated to the firemen of the Los Angeles Fire Department-past, present, and future-who, by their courage and faithful devotion to duty, have protected the lives and property of the citizens of Los Angeles from the ravages of fire since 1871. This was the first building constructed as a fire station in Los Angeles.
In 1967, Venturi was asked by the fire department of the city of Columbus to design a fire station, which was to be an "ordinary building that was easy to maintain". [3] The design features a trapezoidal plan, with a semicircular tower serving as the main entrance to the building. A notable feature of the tower is the large yellow number 4 ...
Hose House No. 10, also known as Old Hose House No. 10, is a historic fire station located at Evansville, Indiana. The Italianate style brick structure was built in December 1888 to serve the then-northeast side.