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Fire District No. 2 Firehouse

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nearby, and who served as an engineer in the Yosemite Engine Company, the principal firefighting unit of the district. The building's vehicle entrance, originally designed for human- or horse-drawn equipment, was enlarged in the 1930s to accommodate engine-powered equipment. The fire district, a separate taxing entity from the town since its creation, was dissolved in 1967, and its properties reverted to the town. It was eventually sold into private hands, and was operated for a short time as a museum by the local historical society before being reacquired by the town in 2018.
402: 48: 244:. It is a 2-1/2 story frame structure, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. The main vehicle entrance is on the south facade, with a rail-mounted sliding door added in the 20th century. The building's defining features are its two towers. The north tower is the taller of the two, and was used to dry houses, while the shorter south tower houses the belfry. Both towers are topped by distinctive mansard roofs, each with a molded crown. The second story of the building houses a small meeting hall. 62: 87: 94: 69: 247:
Chester's fire district #2 was established in 1871, in the wake of several major fires in the village of Chester Depot. Although its designer is not known, its Second Empire features were probably due to the influence of Frederick Marsh, a local businessman who had built a house in that style
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The Yosemite Engine House occupies a visually prominent location at the northern fringe of the village of Chester Depot village, on the east side of Depot Street (
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Windsor County, Vermont
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Windsor County, Vermont
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Fire stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
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National Register of Historic Places in Windsor County, Vermont
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Fire District No. 2 Firehouse is located in Vermont
Fire District No. 2 Firehouse is located in the United States
Chester, Vermont
43°16′12″N 72°35′22″W / 43.27000°N 72.58944°W / 43.27000; -72.58944
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Chester, Vermont
National Register of Historic Places
Vermont Route 103
Williams River
National Register of Historic Places listings in Windsor County, Vermont


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Calvin Coolidge Homestead District
George Perkins Marsh Boyhood Home
Robbins and Lawrence Armory and Machine Shop
Stellafane Observatory
Windsor County map

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