{"nrhp_refnum":"82001123","name":"Booth, O. H., Hose Company","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"532 Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Poughkeepsie","county":"Dutchess County","state":"NY","lat":41.70107271400008,"lon":-73.91722105999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-11-26","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story yellow brick fire house at 532 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, built around 1908 and designed by local architect William J. Beardsley.","why_significant":"It is the only one of three fire houses in the Poughkeepsie nomination group that still serves its original use, with upper floors still used as a firemen's club. Its large red brick arch against the yellow brick facade is a unique feature, and the building is a focal point of upper Main Street. It shows how functional civic structures were planned with attention to architectural interest.","narrative":"Built around 1908 at 532 Main Street in Poughkeepsie, this three-story yellow brick fire house was designed by local architect William J. Beardsley. The company took its name from Oliver H. Booth, the fire chief who organized it in 1853 after an earlier company was disbanded. The facade has bracketed cornices, grouped one-over-one windows and a wide, story-high red brick arch on the third story that contrasts with the yellow brick. Although plainer than the Lady Washington and Niagara fire houses designed by Percival Lloyd, the arch gives it distinction. Inside, a brass pole, tiled first floor and pressed metal ceilings survive. It is the only one of three fire houses in its group still serving its original purpose, and its upper floors remain a firemen's club, where Beardsley's rendering hangs. The only noted alteration is a new front garage door replacing three original doors. It anchors upper Main Street as a civic landmark.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"William J. Beardsley, of Poughkeepsie (architect)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Still in use as a fire station; condition listed as good, with an intact interior; the only alteration noted is a new garage door replacing three original doors.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.42923-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82001123.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001123/a2014ccb50-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001123/a2014ccb50-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Daniel Case","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OH_Booth_Hose_Company.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Case</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OH_Booth_Hose_Company.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75312588","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._H._Booth_Hose_Company","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7072114"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/dutchess-county/booth-o-h-hose-company-82001123/"}