J. C. Osgood Firehouse, now known as Engine Company 6, is a historic
fire station located at the corner of 3rd Street and Canal Ave in the city of
Troy
Troy ( el, Τροία and Latin: Troia, Hittite language, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 ''Truwiša'') or Ilion ( el, Ίλιον and Latin: Ilium, Hittite language, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 ''Wiluša'') was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in prese ...
in
Rensselaer County, New York
Rensselaer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 161,130. Its county seat is Troy. The county is named in honor of the family of Kiliaen van Rensselaer, the original Dutch owner of the l ...
. It was built in 1889 and is an inverted "L" shaped, brick building in the
Queen Anne style. It was originally the home of Pumper 3 and Hook and Ladder 2. The main section is stories, dropping to 2 stories in the midsection, with a -story wing at the rear. It features an irregular roofline topped with finials, distinctive patterns of decorative detailing, contrasting materials and forms, and medieval-type chimneys.
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 v ...
in 2000.
References
Fire stations completed in 1889
Fire stations on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Queen Anne architecture in New York (state)
Buildings and structures in Rensselaer County, New York
National Register of Historic Places in Troy, New York
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