Hose and Hook and Ladder Truck Building

Hose and Hook and Ladder Truck Building
Location Main Street, Thomaston, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°40′22″N 73°4′33″W / 41.67278°N 73.07583°W / 41.67278; -73.07583Coordinates: 41°40′22″N 73°4′33″W / 41.67278°N 73.07583°W / 41.67278; -73.07583
Area less than one acre
Built 1882
Architect Hill,Robert W.
Architectural style Queen Anne
NRHP Reference # 82004479[1]
Added to NRHP January 4, 1982

The Hose and Hook and Ladder Truck Building is a historic former firehouse on Main Street in Thomaston, Connecticut. It is a 2 12-story brick structure with granite trim, and a prominent Venetian-style tower with a pyramidal roof. The building was designed by Robert Wakeman Hill and built in 1882, and served the town as a firehouse until 1979. The brick used was produced by the Seth Thomas family brickyard nearby.[2]

The firehouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1982.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. David F. Ransom (August 2, 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Hose and Hook and Ladder Truck Building" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying 7 photos, exterior and interior, from 1981


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