Area less than one acre Opened 1937 | Built 1937 NRHP Reference # 91000480 Added to NRHP 6 May 1991 | |
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Architectural style Colonial Revival architecture | ||
The Rescue Hook & Ladder Company No. 1 Firehouse is a historic fire station located in Roslyn, Nassau County, New York. Although the department was established on November 1, 1852, the Colonial Revival style firehouse itself was built in 1937. It was subsequently sold and renovated as a Temple. 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. It is the oldest volunteer fire company in the U.S.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1991.