{"nrhp_refnum":"76001683","name":"Laurel-Rex Fire Company House","other_names":["Laurel Engine House","Rex Hook &amp","Ladder Company House"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"S. Duke St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"York","county":"York County","state":"PA","lat":39.96187612700004,"lon":-76.72486078599997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-10-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick firehouse in York, York County, Pennsylvania, originally built in 1878 as the Laurel Engine House, with a Rex Hook & Ladder Company house added in 1888 and a stable built in 1887.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is a fine example of the Italianate style adapted for fire-company functions, with a three-story bell tower regarded as an example of adaptive use. It notes the Laurel Fire Company is one of the oldest in York County and that the building has been in continuous use for over 100 years, and it describes the building as the only one of its kind in the City of York.","narrative":"Built in brick in 1878 as the Laurel Engine House, this two-story Italianate firehouse in York stands beside the Rex Hook & Ladder Company house, added in 1888. A stable built in 1887 completes the three building phases. The main facade has pedimented entranceways, each with a cast iron emblem bearing the engine house's name, while Italianate windows topped with brick dripstones and a heavy bracketed cornice with a flower-motif frieze define its character. A three-story belltower rises at the southwest corner, its wooden belfry crowned by an intricate wrought iron railing, and a simpler pyramidal-roofed tower stands on the northwest corner. The Laurel Fire Company was organized in 1790 as a bucket company, and the Rex company was formed in 1887. The building is valued for its Italianate design adapted to fire-company needs and its long continuous use.","period_of_significance":"1878-1888","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"In continuous use for over 100 years, according to the document.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.131308-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/76001683.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001683/b3b88eef7d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001683/b3b88eef7d-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laurel_Rex_FD_York_PA.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laurel_Rex_FD_York_PA.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"79002371","name":"York Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/york-historic-district-79002371/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998844","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurel%E2%80%93Rex_Fire_Company_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6499730"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/york-county/laurel-rex-fire-company-house-76001683/"}