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West End Hose Company Number 3
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Firehouse in 2016
West End Hose Company Number 3 is located in Somerset County, New JerseyWest End Hose Company Number 3Show map of Somerset County, New JerseyWest End Hose Company Number 3 is located in New JerseyWest End Hose Company Number 3Show map of New JerseyWest End Hose Company Number 3 is located in the United StatesWest End Hose Company Number 3Show map of the United States
Location15 North Doughty Avenue
Somerville, New Jersey
Coordinates40°34′14.5″N 74°37′05″W / 40.570694°N 74.61806°W / 40.570694; -74.61806
Built1888
ArchitectJacques Vanderbeck
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.02000808
NJRHP No.3690
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 17, 2002
Designated NJRHPMay 29, 2002

The West End Hose Company Number 3 is a historic two-story brick firehouse located at 15 North Doughty Avenue in the borough of Somerville in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 2002 for its significance in architecture and social history. The building is currently the Somerville Fire Department Museum operated by the Somerville Exempt Firemen's Association.

History

The firehouse was designed by Somerville architect Jacques Vanderbeck in a Romanesque Revival style and built in 1888. The primary design element is the large arched window on the second level featuring squares of textured glass in several colors. The brick arch over it has a granite keystone with "WEST-END HOSE, 1888". It housed the West End Hose Company until 1970, when the company relocated to a new firehouse. The building then became home to the Somerville Fire Museum.

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System – (#02000808)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Somerset County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 28, 2021. p. 15.
  3. ^ October 2001, Margaret. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: West End Hose Company Number 3". National Park Service.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) With accompanying 13 photos
  4. "Fire Museum History". Somerville Fire Department.

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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerset County, New Jersey and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey
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