Firehouse, Engine Company 33 and Ladder Company 9 explained

Firehouse, Engine Company 33
Nrhp Type:nrhp
Location:42 Great Jones, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Coordinates:40.7269°N -73.9925°W
Built:1898-1899
Architect:Ernest Flagg and W.B. Chambers
Architecture:Beaux-Arts[1]
Added:March 16, 1972
Refnum:72000871
Designated Other2 Name:New York City Landmark
Designated Other2 Date:November 12, 1968
Designated Other2 Abbr:NYCL
Designated Other2 Link:New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission
Designated Other2 Number:0468
Designated Other2 Color:
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Firehouse, Engine Company 33 and Ladder Company 9 is a New York City Fire Department firehouse at 42 Great Jones Street in NoHo, 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.

History

Engine 33 Company was originally organized on Mercer Street in lower Manhattan on November 1, 1865, but then moved to its present location on June 1, 1899.[2] Ladder Company 9 was organized in 1865; its first house was on Elizabeth Street. It moved to 42 Great Jones Street in 1948.[3] The Great Jones Street location was also the home of the Chief of Department for a time.

10 of the 14 firefighters from this house who responded to the World Trade Center were killed in the September 11 attacks.[4]

Equipment

The first engine kept at 42 Great Jones was powered by steam and built by Clapp & Jones Manufacturing Company, Hudson, New York. It was able to throw water 215 feet.[5]

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Notes and References

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  2. Web site: FDNY History . 2007-07-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071023060304/http://home2.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/f_a/mand_hist.shtml . 2007-10-23 . dead .
  3. Web site: FDNY History . 2007-07-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071023060304/http://home2.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/f_a/mand_hist.shtml . 2007-10-23 . dead .
  4. http://newyorkdailyphoto.blogspot.com/2006/12/engine-company-33.html NY Daily Photo
  5. http://nyfd.com/steamers/84.html Steamer Test