{"nrhp_refnum":"95000668","name":"Morgan Hook and Ladder Company","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"18--20 Mill St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Naples","county":"Ontario County","state":"NY","lat":42.61525874400007,"lon":-77.40328276199995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1995-06-02","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Community Planning and Development","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A frame building at 18-20 Mill Street in the village center of Naples, Ontario County, New York, begun as a Federal-style dwelling around 1830 and converted to a fire house in 1891-92.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building reflects the development of local government and municipal services in the late nineteenth century. It retains its Federal-period exterior form, while the pumper entry and the 1891 bell and hose drying tower recall volunteer fire protection. The tower is described as a significant local landmark.","narrative":"This frame building on Mill Street in the center of Naples, New York, began around 1830 as a Federal-style dwelling, later described as the old mansion of Simeon Lyon. As nearby mills grew, it became a boarding house known as the \"Beehive.\" In 1891-92 the Morgan Hook and Ladder Company, a volunteer fire company named for local druggist John C. Morgan, converted it into a fire house and added a bell and hose drying tower. After the village incorporated in 1895, the cellar served as a jail and part of the building held village offices until 1928. Later tenants included hardware, harness and plumbing businesses. The exterior keeps its Federal configuration, including a centered doorway with sidelights, alongside the large pumper entry and the tower, which is visible from many points in the village. Interior features are largely removed, but the structure is generally sound. The Naples Historical Society recently acquired it for preservation.","period_of_significance":"1830-1928","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Early Republic: Federal; Late Victorian","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Listed function is vacant/not in use; structural condition described as generally good, with most interior features removed. Recently acquired by the Naples Historical Society.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.155956-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/95000668.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000668/d6dc3347ec-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/95000668/d6dc3347ec-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Blakek","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Morgan_Hook_and_Ladder_Company_Historic_Building.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Blakek</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:Morgan_Hook_and_Ladder_Company_Historic_Building.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320517","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Hook_and_Ladder_Company","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6911700"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/ontario-county/morgan-hook-and-ladder-company-95000668/"}