Bangor Hose House No. 5 (originally called Hose 8,
Hose 5 Fire Museum
MaineMemory.net and also known as the State Street Fire Station), is an historic fire station at 247 State Street in Bangor, Maine. Built in 1897, it served as a fire house for about a century. It now houses the Hose 5 Fire Museum, a city-operated museum devoted to its fire history. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
Description and history
The former House House No. 5 is a two-story brick building, standing on the south side of State Street (United States Route 2
U.S. Route 2 or U.S. Highway 2 (US 2) is an east–west U.S. Highway spanning across the northern continental United States. US 2 consists of two segments connected by various roadways in southern Canada. Unlike some routes, whi ...
), east of downtown Bangor, between Salem Court and Merrimac Street. It is Romanesque Revival in style, with a dormered hip roof and a three-story hose drying tower topped by an open belfry. It has two round-arch equipment bays, with a pedestrian entrance, also round-arched to their right. Second-floor windows are recessed in corbelled round-arch openings, and the tower features a band of decorative brickwork below the belfry.Wilfred E. Mansur
Wilfred E. Mansur (1855–1921) was the most prominent architect in late 19th and early 20th century Bangor, Maine.
Life and career
He designed many private and municipal buildings, including the Penobscot County Courthouse and at least seven sc ...
, and represents one of his finest works in the Romanesque style. Built in the days when fire equipment was drawn by horses, it served the city as a fire station until 1993, when it was converted into a museum,[ which is operated by the members of the Bangor Fire Department. It is home to several antique fire engines as well as Gamewell Fire Boxes, a collection of antique breathing apparatus, and other historic fire fighting equipment and engines. Admission is free, open by appointment through the summer.
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See also
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References
External links
Hose 5 Fire Museum
- City of Bangor, Maine
Bangor Hose Five Museum Web Page
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Fire stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine
Fire stations completed in 1897
Defunct fire stations in Maine
Museums in Penobscot County, Maine
Firefighting museums in the United States
National Register of Historic Places in Bangor, Maine
Educational buildings in Bangor, Maine
1897 establishments in Maine