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.