National Register of Historic Places

West End Hose Company Number 3

Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey
Listed
July 16, 2002
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
02000808

About this property

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. 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. National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerset County, New Jersey Media related to West End Hose Company Firehouse at Wikimedia Commons "Fireman's Museum". The Historical Marker Database.

Location

15 Doughty Av.
Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey
40.56376, -74.61782

Categories

ARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was West End Hose Company Number 3 listed on the National Register?

West End Hose Company Number 3 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 16, 2002.

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