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

Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company Fire Station No. 2
Location:31 Academy St., Newark, Delaware
Coordinates:39.6822°N -75.7491°W
Built:1922
Architect:Hope, Clarence; Willis, J.C.
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:May 7, 1982
Refnum:82002334

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.[1]

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.[2] [3]

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

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  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=82002334}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company, Fire Station No. 2]. December 1982. 2010-04-20 . Valerie Cesna and Betsy Bahr. National Park Service. from 1980.
  2. Web site: Apparatus . Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company . May 24, 2017.
  3. News: Shannon . Josh . 1921 fire engine returns home to Aetna . May 24, 2017 . Newark Post . May 3, 2016.