Bangor Hose House No. 5

Bangor Hose House No. 5
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Engine and Hose Co. No. 5
Location	247 State Street, Bangor, Maine
Coordinates
Area	less than one acre
Built	1897
Architect	Wilfred E. Mansur
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP Reference #	97001130
Added to NRHP	September 11, 1997

Bangor Hose House No. 5 (originally called Hose 8), also known as the State Street Fire Station, is an historic fire station in Bangor, Maine. The building was built in 1897 from a design by Bangor architect Wilfred E. Mansur and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 11, 1997.

The building currently houses Hose 5 Fire Museum, which is operated by the members of the Bangor Fire Department. It is home to a 1917 Garford Pumper, the first motorized fire engine used by the nearby Old Town, Maine Fire Department as well as Gamewell Fire Boxes, a collection of antique breathing apparatus, and other historic fire fighting equipment and engines. Admission is free, open Saturdays 9-12 through the summer.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Penobscot County, Maine

External links

• Hose 5 Fire Museum - City of Bangor, Maine
• Bangor Hose Five Museum Web Page