Engine House No. 3, Truck No. 2 | |
Location: | 501 Observer Highway, Hoboken, New Jersey |
Built: | 1892 |
Architect: | Charles Fall |
Architecture: | Romanesque, Romanesque Revival |
Added: | March 30, 1984 |
Refnum: | 84002700[1] |
Designated Other1 Name: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
Designated Other1 Abbr: | NJRHP |
Designated Other1 Link: | New Jersey Register of Historic Places |
Designated Other1 Date: | February 9, 1984 |
Designated Other1 Number: | 1463[2] |
Designated Other1 Num Position: | bottom |
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Engine Company No. 3 is located in Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. The firehouse was designed by Charles Fall and was built in 1892. The firehouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 30, 1984. The firehouse currently houses Engine Company 2 and Ladder Company 2 of the Hoboken Fire Department.[3]
The building is a two-story building with a fire watch tower designed by Hoboken Architect Charles Fall. The foundation of the building is field stone and the exterior walls are brick with sandstone trim. The roof is presumed to have been originally slate, however this has since been replaced. The masons were M. Foley & Son and the carpenter was A.W. Clayton.[4]