3. Fire Alarm Telegraph Bureau, Bronx Central Office, built in 1915
The Bronx Central Office of the Fire Alarm Telegraph Bureau is one of four borough offices that were constructed in the early 1900s. It was designed by noted Brooklyn architect Frank J. Helmle. The four borough offices – in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan – were built on large open lots in city parks, far from neighboring buildings that might pose a fire hazard or impede communications. This Italian Renaissance Revival-style building is located at the southeastern corner of Bronx Park and is still used in the FDNY’s communications system.
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