6. The College Point Little League owns a 1907 firemen’s building
The College Point Little League building serves as a meeting and social hall today, but when it was built in 1907, it was the headquarters for the Exempt Firemen’s Benevolent Association of College Point. The two-story brick building was constructed in the Queen Anne style and features a hipped roof. It is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places, meaning it has recently undergone repairs to preserve its history. Two original objects were preserved: a bell that used to hang inside and an early hand-pulled fire engine.
Located at 13-28 123rd Street, the building housed fire equipment at first and was a place for local firemen to socialize. Though, once the city was incorporated, volunteer firehouses were mostly rendered obsolete, since the city established paid fire companies. Still, social gatherings were held here well into the 1940s, even after organizations like the American Legion and a local Taxpayers Association held meetings here. The Little League bought the building in the 1970s.