Built 1890 NJRHP # 1461 Opened 1890 Added to NRHP 30 March 1984 | NRHP Reference # 84002684 Designated NJRHP February 9, 1984 Area 3,600 m² | |
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Location 1313 Washington Street, Hoboken, New Jersey MPS Hoboken Firehouses and Firemen's Monument TR Architectural styles Romanesque architecture, Romanesque Revival architecture Similar Engine House No 3 - Truck, Buildings at 1200‑120, Hale‑Whitney Mansion, First Baptist Church, Ficken's Warehouse | ||
Engine Company No. 2, is a firehouse located at 1313 Washington Street in Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The firehouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 30, 1984.
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History
The Hoboken Land and Improvement Company donated a piece of land on July 18, 1889, for the construction a firehouse. The firehouse was designed by French, Dixon & DeSaldern in the Romanesque Revival style and was built in 1890. The firehouse was restored outside and modernized inside after a severe fire occurred in the 1980s. The firehouse currently houses Engine Company 5 and Ladder Company 1 of the Hoboken Fire Department. The firehouse was also featured in the 2008 video game, Grand Theft Auto IV.
Design
The firehouse is a three story example of Romanesque Revival style, with Richardsonian Romanesque influences. The main building material is tan stretcher bond brick. Bands of sandstone horizontally span the facade. The engine door has cast-iron pilasters on either side. A tower extends to four stories on the southern side of the building. The mansard roof and tower roof are covered in orange terra cotta-colored pantiles.