National Register of Historic Places
Whitehall Fire Station
Whitehall, Washington County, New York
The record
- Listed
- May 4, 2018
- Type
- Building
- Address
- 161 Main Street, Whitehall
- County
- Washington
- State
- New York
- Contributing resources
- 1 building
- Coordinates
- 43.55432, -73.40264
- Reference number
- 100002367
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The story
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The Whitehall Fire Station is a fire station at 161 Main Street in Whitehall, Washington County, listed in the National Register in 2018 and built in 1912-1913 in the Classical Revival style. S.O. Burdick was the architect and J. Fred Acker the builder.
Why it's listed
It was listed under criterion C, with state-level significance in architecture. Its period of significance runs from about 1912 to 1932, reflecting its 1912-1913 construction and its 1932 move to a new foundation at the present site.
Physical character
The building has brick walls with flat arches, a flat roof, and a concrete foundation added in 1932. It also has a pressed-metal ceiling, a brass fireman's pole, overhead doors, and a Gamewell fire alarm system made by the Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph Company.
Historical context
The station opened as a fire station in 1913, when the Whitehall Fire Company reorganized and a Webb fire engine arrived in town and was used to fight a fire at the David Minell house. It stood at its original Church Street location until 1932, when it moved to its present site. A south block addition around 1970 expanded its capabilities, and the building also served as a jail.