Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company, Fire Station No. 2

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Coordinates: 39°40′56″N 75°44′57″W / 39.682181°N 75.749142°W / 39.682181; -75.749142
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Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company Fire Station No. 2
Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company Fire Station No. 2, April 2010
Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company, Fire Station No. 2 is located in Delaware
Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company, Fire Station No. 2
Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company, Fire Station No. 2 is located in the United States
Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company, Fire Station No. 2
Location31 Academy St., Newark, Delaware
Coordinates39°40′56″N 75°44′57″W / 39.682181°N 75.749142°W / 39.682181; -75.749142
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1922
ArchitectHope, Clarence; Willis, J.C.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSNewark MRA
NRHP reference No.82002334[1]
Added to NRHPMay 7, 1982

Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company, Fire Station No. 2 is a historic fire station located at Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1922 and is a two-story ashlar structure with secondary wings on three sides. It features a gable roof with frame cupola.[2]

The four engine bays facing Academy Street house a tiller ladder, two modern engines, and the company's restored 1926 Seagrave engine "Old Bessie" which is used for parades and other special events.[3][4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Valerie Cesna and Betsy Bahr (December 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company, Fire Station No. 2". National Park Service. Retrieved April 20, 2010. Two accompanying photos from 1980.
  3. ^ "Apparatus". Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  4. ^ Shannon, Josh (May 3, 2016). "1921 fire engine returns home to Aetna". Newark Post. Retrieved May 24, 2017.

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