{"nrhp_refnum":"82004781","name":"Upper Nyack Firehouse","other_names":["Empire Hook &amp","Ladder Company,No.1"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"330 N. Broadway","address_restricted":false,"city":"Upper Nyack","county":"Rockland County","state":"NY","lat":41.101804927000046,"lon":-73.91735539599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-09-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick fire station at 330 North Broadway in Upper Nyack, Rockland County, New York, built for the Empire Hook and Ladder Company Number One and completed in July 1887 to a design by G.W. Knapp of New York City.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as a conspicuous architectural landmark and a well-preserved small-scale Queen Anne style firehouse. Its row house type construction gives it an unusual urban look in a residential village. It also contains one of the oldest bell ringing systems of its type still in operation, and it reflects the village's late nineteenth century growth.","narrative":"Completed in July 1887, this two-story brick firehouse at 330 North Broadway served the Empire Hook and Ladder Company Number One in Upper Nyack. It was designed by G.W. Knapp of New York City and paid for with money donated to the village by Mr. and Mrs. John W. Shuler, who lived across Castle Heights Avenue. The building fills its small lot and sits close to the street, giving it a city-like presence in a mostly residential village. Its east facade has bands of gauged brickwork, a corner bell tower with a small domed roof, and a center gable above the engine door with a tripartite window. The nomination describes it as a well-preserved, small-scale example of Queen Anne massing and decoration. Inside, a bell ringing system that strikes fire zone numbers in code is still in operation and is among the oldest of its type. The building has served as a firehouse continuously since 1887 and as village offices until 1978, and it recalls Upper Nyack's growth after the railroad arrived and the village incorporated in 1872.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":"G.W. Knapp","architectural_style":"Queen Anne","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and still in use as a fire station; it served as village offices until 1978. The interior has been altered, and the bell ringing system still operates.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.984264-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82004781.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004781/ad26c85fd7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82004781/ad26c85fd7-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"David Rivera","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Upper_Nyack_Firehouse.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">David Rivera</a>, <a href=\"https://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:Upper_Nyack_Firehouse.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"04000877","name":"Van Houten's Landing Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/van-houtens-landing-historic-district-04000877/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321526","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Nyack_Firehouse","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7898832"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/rockland-county/upper-nyack-firehouse-82004781/"}