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

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]

Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company Fire Station No. 2
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company Fire Station No. 2, April 2010
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Location	31 Academy St., Newark, Delaware
Coordinates	39.682181°N 75.749142°W / 39.682181; -75.749142
Area	0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built	1922
Architect	Hope, Clarence; Willis, J.C.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Newark MRA
NRHP reference No.	82002334[1]
Added to NRHP	May 7, 1982

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]

See also

• Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company Fire Station No. 1

References

1. "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 2010-04-20. 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.

External links

• Aetna, Hose, Hook and Ladder Company