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Rescue Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 Firehouse

Coordinates: 40°48′10″N 73°38′48″W / 40.80278°N 73.64667°W / 40.80278; -73.64667
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Rescue Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 Firehouse
Roslyn's historic firehouse; Rescue Hook & Ladder Company #1 in 2022.
Rescue Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 Firehouse is located in New York
Rescue Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 Firehouse
Rescue Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 Firehouse is located in the United States
Rescue Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 Firehouse
LocationJunction of School Street and Skillman Street, Roslyn, New York
Coordinates40°48′10″N 73°38′48″W / 40.80278°N 73.64667°W / 40.80278; -73.64667
Arealess than one acre
Built1937
ArchitectJohanson, H. William
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSRoslyn Village MRA
NRHP reference No.91000480[1]
Added to NRHPMay 6, 1991

The Rescue Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 Firehouse is a historic fire station located in the village of Roslyn, in Nassau County, New York, United States.

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Although the department was established on November 1, 1852, the Colonial Revival style firehouse itself was built in 1937 and designed by prominent Roslyn-based architect Henry W. Johanson.[2] It was subsequently sold, repurposed, and renovated – and it now houses a retail business.

The new Roslyn Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 firehouse, dedicated in 1986, is a Brobdingnagian structure containing five fire trucks and larger equipment, towering over the Roslyn Plaza, which had fallen victim to the Town of North Hempstead's asphalt- and concrete- philosophy, demolishing 19th century structures for the Long Island Railroad's expansive parking lot. The volunteer firefighter brigade has claimed several championships over the years in competitions with other firehouses.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1991.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-01. Note: This includes Leslie A. Giles (March 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Rescue Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 Firehouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying photographs
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