The City of Brooklyn built this fire station in Bensonhurst just two years before the borough merged with New York City. The station, at 2425 86th Street, originally housed Engine Company 53; later 153, before becoming 253. The Dutch Renaissance style reflects Bensonhurst’s Dutch origins.
- Name: Engine Company 253
- Location: 2425-2427 86th Street
- Year Completed: 1896
- Architect: Parfitt Brothers
- Style: Dutch Renaissance Revival
- NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission: designation report
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The City of Brooklyn built this fire station in Bensonhurst just two years before the borough merged with New York City. The station, at 2425 86th Street, originally housed Engine Company 53; later 153, before becoming 253. The Dutch Renaissance style reflects Bensonhurst’s Dutch origins.
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The City of Brooklyn built this fire station in Bensonhurst just two years before the borough merged with New York City. The station, at 2425 86th Street, originally housed Engine Company 53; later 153, before becoming 253. The Dutch Renaissance style reflects Bensonhurst’s Dutch origins.
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The City of Brooklyn built this fire station in Bensonhurst just two years before the borough merged with New York City. The station, at 2425 86th Street, originally housed Engine Company 53; later 153, before becoming 253. The Dutch Renaissance style reflects Bensonhurst’s Dutch origins.
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The City of Brooklyn built this fire station in Bensonhurst just two years before the borough merged with New York City. The station, at 2425 86th Street, originally housed Engine Company 53; later 153, before becoming 253. The Dutch Renaissance style reflects Bensonhurst’s Dutch origins.
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The City of Brooklyn built this fire station in Bensonhurst just two years before the borough merged with New York City. The station, at 2425 86th Street, originally housed Engine Company 53; later 153, before becoming 253. The Dutch Renaissance style reflects Bensonhurst’s Dutch origins.
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The City of Brooklyn built this fire station in Bensonhurst just two years before the borough merged with New York City. The station, at 2425 86th Street, originally housed Engine Company 53; later 153, before becoming 253. The Dutch Renaissance style reflects Bensonhurst’s Dutch origins.
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The City of Brooklyn built this fire station in Bensonhurst just two years before the borough merged with New York City. The station, at 2425 86th Street, originally housed Engine Company 53; later 153, before becoming 253. The Dutch Renaissance style reflects Bensonhurst’s Dutch origins.
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Engine Company 253, Bensonhurst.
All images copyright © Kenneth Grant / photos taken August 2021 with Canon 5D Mark iv
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