West End Hose Company Number 3

The West End Hose Company Number 3 is a historic two-story brick firehouse located at 15 North Doughty Avenue in the borough of Somerville in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 2002 for its significance in architecture and social history.[3] The building is currently the Somerville Fire Department Museum operated by the Somerville Exempt Firemen's Association.[4]

West End Hose Company Number 3
Firehouse in 2016
West End Hose Company Number 3 is located in Somerset County, New Jersey
West End Hose Company Number 3
West End Hose Company Number 3 is located in New Jersey
West End Hose Company Number 3
West End Hose Company Number 3 is located in the United States
West End Hose Company Number 3
Location15 North Doughty Avenue
Somerville, New Jersey
Coordinates40°34′14.5″N 74°37′05″W
Built1888
ArchitectJacques Vanderbeck
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.02000808[1]
NJRHP No.3690[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 17, 2002
Designated NJRHPMay 29, 2002

History

The firehouse was designed by Somerville architect Jacques Vanderbeck in a Romanesque Revival style and built in 1888. The primary design element is the large arched window on the second level featuring squares of textured glass in several colors. The brick arch over it has a granite keystone with "WEST-END HOSE, 1888". It housed the West End Hose Company until 1970, when the company relocated to a new firehouse. The building then became home to the Somerville Fire Museum.[3]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System – (#02000808)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Somerset County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 28, 2021. p. 15.
  3. October 2001, Margaret. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: West End Hose Company Number 3". National Park Service. With accompanying 13 photos
  4. "Fire Museum History". Somerville Fire Department.
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