Fire Alarm, Telegraph and Police Signaling Building
National Register of Historic Places

Fire Alarm, Telegraph and Police Signaling Building

Troy, Rensselaer County, New York
Listed
January 15, 2003
Type
Building
Period
Modern
Ref No.
02001714

About this property

The Fire Alarm, Telegraph and Police Signaling Building, usually referred to just as the Signaling Building, is located on State Street in Troy, New York, United States. It is currently used as storage space by Rensselaer County. It was built to implement a new combined fire and police "silent alarm" system in the early 1920s, using telephone wires instead of human bell-ringers. This represented the last step in Troy's efforts to prevent the devastating fires of the 19th century from destroying so much of the city again. It continued to be used for that purpose until 1968, and in 2003 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Location

67 State St.
Troy, Rensselaer County, New York
42.72986, -73.68610

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Sources

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

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When was Fire Alarm, Telegraph and Police Signaling Building listed on the National Register?

Fire Alarm, Telegraph and Police Signaling Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 15, 2003.

What type of historic resource is Fire Alarm, Telegraph and Police Signaling Building?

Fire Alarm, Telegraph and Police Signaling Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Fire Alarm, Telegraph and Police Signaling Building is recorded as the modern era, specifically around 1968.

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