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Landmarks Preservation Commission: A recognizable presence in Sunset Park since its completion in 1891, the Romanesque Revival style firehouse was designed by William Moran for the Brooklyn Fire Dept. and landmarked in 2013
Landmarks Preservation Commission: Completed in 1905 and landmarked in 2012, the building, an early example of the two-vehicle-bay firehouse was designed by Robert Kohn and incorporates subtle Vienna Secessionist references .
Landmarks Preservation Commission: Designed by Frank Helmle and completed in 1913 to serve the then-growing population along the Rockaway Peninsula, the firehouse has a rare arched loggia and was named a City landmark in 2013
Landmarks Preservation Commission: Completed the year after NYC’s consolidation in 1898, the firehouse was designed by R. H. Robertson in and combines Romanesque Revival and Beaux-Art features. It was named a City Landmark in 1998.
Landmarks Preservation Commission: Landmarked in 1990, the 1897 Italian Renaissance style building by Hoppin & Koen, architects of the NYPD’s original HQ, was NYC’s 1st to use pneumatic tires, and battled many perilous midtown blazes.
Landmarks Preservation Commission: Landmarked in 2013, the complex includes a c. 1900, two-story Northern European Renaissance Revival building by Horgan & Slattery and a c. 1912 three-story Neo-Classical building by Hoppin & Koen.
Landmarks Preservation Commission: The c. 1906 Beaux-Arts building was one of the first designed in-house by the FDNY and named a landmark in 1986. It fought some of NYC’s most notable fires between 1940 and the 1980s.
Landmarks Preservation Commission: Consisting of two nearly identical buildings completed in 1894 and 1904 to serve Bathgate’s growing population, the firehouse was designed by Napoleon LeBrun, architect of some 40 FDNY structures.
Landmarks Preservation Commission: One of NYC’s grandest small-scale civic buildings whose Beaux-Arts design was once considered as daring as its occupants, the c. 1898 firehouse was designed by Flagg & Chambers and landmarked in 1968.
Landmarks Preservation Commission: Designed by the noted architect Peter Lauritzen for the Brooklyn Fire Department and completed in 1895, this unusual Romanesque Revival style firehouse was named a City landmark in 2013.
Landmarks Preservation Commission: Completed in 1903 and named a City landmark in 2012, the Renaissance Revival style firehouse was designed in-house by former FDNY superintendent Alexander Stevens.
Landmarks Preservation Commission: Completed in 1924 to serve the then growing population of Forest Hills, the Neo-Medieval style firehouse was landmarked in 2012. It’s attributed to FDNY former head building inspector John R. Sliney.
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Landmarks Preservation Commission: Completed in 1888 and landmarked in 2008, the Napoleon LeBrun-designed Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival style firehouse is now the home of the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre.
Landmarks Preservation Commission: Completed in 1884, landmarked in 2008, and designed by Napoleon LeBrun, the building was used as a firehouse until 1974 and features elements of the Queen Anne and Romanesque Revival styles.
Landmarks Preservation Commission: Completed in 1904 and landmarked in 2006, the Dutch Revival style firehouse by Bradford Gilbert housed Queens’ first professional fire department and remains one of the borough’s most impressive.
Landmarks Preservation Commission: Completed in 1898 and designed by Flagg & Chambers in the Beaux-Arts style, the firehouse features a hooded round arch and elaborate cartouche. It was designated a City landmark in 2001.
Landmarks Preservation Commission: Completed in 1907 and landmarked in 2000, the station was designed by Michael Garvin, the first Bronx buildings commissioner, in the Neoclassical style and serves as an anchor along the street.
Landmarks Preservation Commission: Completed in 1896 and landmarked in 1998, the Dutch Renaissance Revival style building as designed by the noted Parfitt Brothers firm to protect Bensonhurst after it was annexed by Brooklyn in 1894.
Landmarks Preservation Commission: Completed in 1886 and landmarked in 1998, the Romanesque Revival style building was designed by Napoleon LeBrun for the FDNY’s headquarters. Its upper floors are now used by the NYPD.
Landmarks Preservation Commission: Completed in 1889 and named a City Landmark in 1997, the Romanesque Revival style firehouse was designed by Napoleon LeBrun, the architect of more than 40 FDNY buildings.
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Landmarks Preservation Commission: This c. 1907 monumental Beaux-Arts style double-company firehouse reflects the centralization of City government after consolidation in 1898. Designed by Francis Kimball, it was landmarked in 1997.
Landmarks Preservation Commission: The c. 1890 Romanesque Revival style building was one of 40 designed for the FDNY by Napoleon LeBrun & Sons. Named a City landmark in 1997, it’s a twin to Engine Co. 18 at 132 West 10th St.
Landmarks Preservation Commission: The unusual, c. 1897 Flemish Revival style building, designed by the Parfitt Brothers recalls Bushwick’s history as a 17th-century Dutch settlement. It was named a City landmark in 1995.
Landmarks Preservation Commission: Located near the center of NYC government, the c. 1905 Beaux-Arts style building was designed by Trowbridge and Livingston and named a landmark in 1993. Both companies are among NYC’s oldest.
Landmarks Preservation Commission: Now an apartment house, this c. 1892 building originally served as the HQ of the Brooklyn Fire Dept. It was designed by Frank Freeman in the Romanesque Revival style and named a City landmark in 1966.
Landmarks Preservation Commission: Designed in the form of a garden pavilion, the c. 1913 Florentine Early Renaissance style building by Frank Helmle takes its cues from the Botanical Garden. It became a City landmark in 1966.
Landmarks Preservation Commission: The c. 1895 Engine Co. 31, designed by Napoleon LeBrun, was named a City landmark in 1966. LeBrun’s Loire Valley chateau-inspired design is one of his most impressive.
Landmarks Preservation Commission: Completed in 1914, landmarked in 1999, and designed by Satterlee & Boyd, the French Renaissance-style building _a Corona standout _ was one of the first to accommodate motorized vehicles.