This is Engine Company 14, across 5th Avenue and down the block from City Bakery. It was built in 1894. I've walked by this firehouse thousands of times - to and from home - and to and from the bakery to Greenmarket and back. This morning, at a glance, it looked exceptionally beautiful.
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Napoleon LeBrun. Architect of Engine Company #14. |
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The year after Engine Company #14, Mr. LeBrun designed Engine Company #13 on the corner of Lafayette and White Streets. How many more lovely firehouses could there be? |
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The Metropolitan Life Insurance Tower. How many more lovely towers could there be? [thought: not a lot]. Mr. LeBrun again. 1911. |
