Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company Fire Station No. 1
Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company, Fire Station No. 1 is a historic fire station located at Newark in New Castle County, Delaware, USA. It was built in 1890 and is a two-story, rectangular common brick building.Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
- Type: Fire station
- Description: fire station in Newark, Delaware
- Also known as: “Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company, Fire Station No. 1”
- Address: 26 Academy Street, Newark, DE
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Newark Opera House and Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company, Fire Station No. 2.
Newark Opera House
Heritage site
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
Newark Opera House is a historic commercial building and opera house located at Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1885 and is a four-story rectangular building with six bays at the north front facade.
Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company, Fire Station No. 2
Fire station
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company, Fire Station No. 2 is a historic fire station located at Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. It was built in 1922 and is a two-story ashlar structure with secondary wings on three sides.
Bank of Newark Building
Historic building
Photo: Pubdog, Public domain.
Bank of Newark Building is a historic bank building located at Newark in New Castle County, Delaware. It was built about 1845 and is a three-story, gable-roofed brick building with a symmetrical five-bay facade and a three-story ell to the rear. Bank of Newark Building is situated 420 feet north of Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company Fire Station No. 1.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newark and Brookside.
Newark
Photo: PookieFugglestein, CC0.
Newark is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Home to the University of Delaware, it is located 8 miles west-southwest of Wilmington and 28 miles southwest of Philadelphia.
Brookside
Town
Brookside is a census-designated place in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. As of the 2020 census, Brookside had a population of 14,974. Brookside is situated 2 miles southeast of Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company Fire Station No. 1.
Milford Crossroads
Hamlet
Milford Crossroads is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. Milford Crossroads is located along Delaware Route 72, at the intersection of Possum Park Road/Thompson Station Road and Paper Mill Road, northeast of Newark. Milford Crossroads is situated 2½ miles north of Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company Fire Station No. 1.
Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder Company Fire Station No. 1
- Categories: heritage site, building, and historic site
- Location: New Castle County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.68242° or 39° 40′ 57″ northLongitude
-75.74966° or 75° 44′ 59″ westOpen location code
87F6M7J2+X4OpenStreetMap ID
way 369289221OpenStreetMap feature
building=fire_stationOpenStreetMap feature
historic=heritageWikidata ID
Q4688751
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