Firehouse Engine Company No. 33 - MDCCCXCVIII - New York, NY
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
N 40° 43.614 W 073° 59.556
18T E 585073 N 4508929
A firehouse in Midtown Manhattan.
Waymark Code: WMYPC4
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/06/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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There is a lot of frieze art, especially above the main entrance way on the third level. Taken from Wikipedia, "Firehouse, Engine Company 33 and Ladder Company 9 is a New York City Fire Department firehouse at 42 Great Jones Street in Manhattan. It is the home of Engine Company 33 and Ladder Company 9. The building is a Beaux Arts structure built in 1899 by Ernest Flagg and W.B. Chambers."
Year built or dedicated as indicated on the structure or plaque: MDCCCXCVIII = 1898

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Erected MDCCCXCVIII John J Scannell Fire Commissioner Hugh Bonner Chief of Department Ernest Flagg W. B. Chambers Architects


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