Coney Island Fire Station Pumping Station is a historic
pumping station
Pumping stations, also called pumphouses in situations such as drilled wells and drinking water, are facilities containing pumps and equipment for pumping fluids from one place to another. They are used for a variety of infrastructure system ...
located in
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
,
New York, New York. It was built in 1938 in the
Moderne style. It is a one-story, elliptical shaped building faced in
limestone
Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...
. It sits on a granite base and has projecting
porticos and metal doorways.
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It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1981.
References
Coney Island
Government buildings in Brooklyn
Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City
Industrial buildings and structures in Brooklyn
Infrastructure completed in 1938
Moderne architecture in New York City
National Register of Historic Places in Brooklyn
Water infrastructure of New York City
Water supply pumping stations on the National Register of Historic Places
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