{"nrhp_refnum":"75001655","name":"Washington Hose and Steam Fire Engine Company, No. 1","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"15 W. Hector St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Conshohocken","county":"Montgomery County","state":"PA","lat":40.07351741600007,"lon":-75.30747136099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-11-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-bay, two-story red brick firehouse in Conshohocken, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, built in 1878 for the Washington Fire Company, with later additions and alterations.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is a good example of Italianate style architecture of the late nineteenth century, with design and detail that are unusual in functional public buildings of its type. Its interior is described as well preserved and valuable for showing the living and working conditions of firemen in the late 1800s and early 1900s, as well as the taste of that period. The fire company is also stated to be the oldest in Conshohocken, established in 1874.","narrative":"Built of red brick in 1878 for the Washington Fire Company in Conshohocken, this two-story firehouse is an example of Italianate architecture of the late nineteenth century. Its original design included arched doorways, Italianate windows with white voussoirs and keystones, and a bell tower. Additions in 1883, 1908 and 1962 extended the building, and the 1908 work added a third story and an Italianate belfry with a Palladian-window motif. Alterations were generally faithful to the original character. The interior remains largely unaltered, including an old parlor with a chandelier, radiators, hardwood floors, wainscoting, carved ceilings and moldings, as well as furniture bought in 1877 and a brass fireman's pole. The building has been in continuous use for nearly a century, and its interior offers insight into the daily life of firemen in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The company is the oldest in the town, established in 1874.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"In continuous use for nearly 100 years; interior largely original, with the firemen's living quarters in the upper stories.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.296648-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/75001655.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001655/eb49a3046a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001655/eb49a3046a-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Washington_Hose_Montco_PA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Washington_Hose_Montco_PA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71995140","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Hose_and_Steam_Fire_Engine_Company,_No._1","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7971938"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/montgomery-county/washington-hose-and-steam-fire-engine-company-no-1-75001655/"}