Hose Cart House of the Nantucket Historical Association

8 Gardner Street
Nantucket, MA,
Phone: 508-228-1894 Museum Shop: 508-228-5785 Fax: 508-228-5618
Category: Nantucket - Attractions
Description:
The Fire Hose Cart House, located at 8 Gardner Street, is the last remaining nineteenth century firehouse on island. This structure, dating from 1886, and several like it were built after The Great Fire of 1846, which caused town fathers to implement better fire prevention measures.

The firehouses were used to store hand-pumped fire-fighting apparatus. Acquired by the NHA in 1960, the Gardner Street Fire Hose Cart House displays some of the rare fire-fighting equipment related to the historic 1846 fire.

Source: NHA

General Information - NHA Administrative Offices
Location: 15 Broad Street
Telephone: 508-228-1894
Museum Shop: 508-228-5785
Fax: 508-228-5618
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