Firehouse, Engine Company 33 and Ladder Company 9 is a New York City Fire Department firehouse at 42 Great Jones Street in NoHo, Manhattan. It is the home of Engine Company 33 and Ladder Company 9. The building is a Beaux Arts structure built in 1899 by Ernest Flagg and W.B. Chambers.
History
Engine 33 Company was originally organized on Mercer Street in lower Manhattan on November 1, 1865, but then moved to its present location on June 1, 1899.[3] Ladder Company 9 was organized in 1865; its first house was on Elizabeth Street. It moved to 42 Great Jones Street in 1948.[4] The Great Jones Street location was also the home of the Chief of Department for a time.
10 of the 14 firefighters from this house who responded to the World Trade Center were killed in the September 11 attacks.[5]
Equipment
The first engine kept at 42 Great Jones was powered by steam and built by Clapp & Jones Manufacturing Company, Hudson, New York. It was able to throw water 215 feet.[6]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Manhattan below 14th Street
- List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Manhattan below 14th Street
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ White, Norval & Willensky, Elliot (2000). AIA Guide to New York City (4th ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-8129-3107-5.
- ^ "FDNY History". Archived from the original on 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
- ^ "FDNY History". Archived from the original on 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
- ^ NY Daily Photo
- ^ Steamer Test
External links
Media related to Firehouse, Engine Company 33 at Wikimedia Commons
- FDNY Official Site
- Official FDNY photos associated with Engine 33
- NYFD.com Unofficial Site
- New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission report
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