Firehouse, Engine Company 33 | |
| Location | 42 Great Jones,Manhattan,New York City,New York |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°43′37″N73°59′33″W / 40.726852°N 73.992547°W /40.726852; -73.992547 |
| Built | 1898-1899 |
| Architect | Ernest Flagg andWalter B. Chambers |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts[2] |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000871[1] |
| NYSRHP No. | 06101.000579 |
| NYCL No. | 0468 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 16, 1972 |
| Designated NYSRHP | June 23, 1980 |
| Designated NYCL | November 12, 1968 |
Firehouse, Engine Company 33 and Ladder Company 9 is aNew York City Fire Department firehouse at 42 Great Jones Street inNoHo,Manhattan. It is the home of Engine Company 33 and Ladder Company 9. The building is aBeaux Arts structure built in 1899 byErnest Flagg andWalter B. Chambers.[3]

Engine 33 Company was originally organized on Mercer Street inlower Manhattan on November 1, 1865, but then moved to its present location on June 1, 1899.[4] Ladder Company 9 was organized in 1865; its first house was on Elizabeth Street. It moved to 42 Great Jones Street in 1948.[5] The Great Jones Street location was also the home of the Chief of Department for a time.
10 of the 14 firefighters from this house who responded to theWorld Trade Center were killed in theSeptember 11 attacks.[6]
The first engine kept at 42 Great Jones was powered by steam and built by Clapp & Jones Manufacturing Company,Hudson, New York. It was able to throw water 215 feet.[7]
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