Fire Alarm, Telegraph and Police Signaling Building
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 | Fire Alarm, Telegraph and Police Signaling Building |
| Location | Troy, New York, USA |
| Date | 1922 |
| Building Type | Government |
| Construction System | Concrete, Brick, Asphalt |
| Architectural Style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
| Street Address | 67 State St. |
| Notes | also known as Signaling Building |
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| National Register of Historic Places | |
| Name | Fire Alarm, Telegraph and Police Signaling Building |
| ID Number | 2001714 |
| NRHP Status | Listed In The National Register |
| Certification Date | 01/15/2003 |
| Level of Significance | Local |
The Fire Alarm, Telegraph and Police Signaling Building, usually referred to just as the Signaling Building, is located on State Street in Troy, New York, United States. It is currently used as storage space by Rensselaer County.
It was built to implement a new combined fire and police "silent alarm" system in the early 1920s, using telephone wires instead of human bell-ringers. This represented the last step in Troy's efforts to prevent the devastating fires of the 19th century from destroying so much of the city again. It continued to be used for that purpose until 1968, and in 2003 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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- Fire Alarm, Telegraph and Police Signaling Building Text on New York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation Document Imaging for National Register
- Fire Alarm, Telegraph and Police Signaling Building Photos on New York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation Document Imaging for National Register
