Salem Firefighting Museum Almost Complete

Officials say roughly $20,000 is still needed to complete a 30-year-old idea to turn a historic town building into a museum that pays tribute to Salem's firefighters, according to the Eagle-Tribune.

The Eagle-Tribune has reported that Hose House 2 has undergone a variety of renovations — including the installation of a new cupola and fire bell, as well as new floors and windows — as part of the transformation into a firefighting museum. A variety of historic Salem firefighting equipment and records will be displayed in the 107-year-old building, which was last used by the fire department 60 years ago, when the project is completed in the fall, according to the Eagle-Tribune.

Hose House 2 was built in 1906 to house horse-drawn fire pumpers and is located in the Salem Common Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in April 2011.


Read the full Eagle-Tribune story here.