National Register of Historic Places

Fire Hook and Ladder Company No. 14

New York, New York County, New York
Listed
May 21, 2013
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
13000309

About this property

Firehouse, Hook & Ladder Company 14, is a former New York City Fire Department firehouse at 120 East 125th Street in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. The building, a Romanesque structure designed by Napoleon LeBrun & Sons, was originally built for Fire Hook and Ladder Company No. 14. It is clad in brick and stone and is generally four stories high, with a one-story rear annex. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is preserved by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission as an individual city landmark. The site was originally occupied by Mechanics Company No. 7. replaced with Metropolitan Suburban Company 14 (later Hook and Ladder Company 14) in 1865. The current firehouse was constructed in 1888–1889 and used by Hook and Ladder Company 14 until 1975. Afterward, Engine Company 36 moved in, using the firehouse until 2003. The building was then unused until 2016 when the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCCADI) moved in.

Location

120 E. 125th St.
New York, New York County, New York
40.80642, -73.93777

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

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

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When was Fire Hook and Ladder Company No. 14 listed on the National Register?

Fire Hook and Ladder Company No. 14 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 21, 2013.

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