Report on Fire Prevention and Fire Protection at the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site

Ahern FL. 1946. Report on Fire Prevention and Fire Protection at the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

This report addresses fire prevention and protection at the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, including equipment, water systems, and details about the structure. It is based upon an inspection of the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, including auxiliary buildings on the site; the study of the "Historic American Buildings Survey Plan of 1941", examination of plans of the 1915 additions; information obtained on the water supply; pressure tests of hose streams; information obtained from the Hyde Park Water Department; and data obtained from the plan of the water distribution system of Hyde Park. The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site preserves Springwood, the birthplace, lifelong home, and burial site of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Type
Published Report
Authors
Ahern, Frank
Date of Issue
1946-03
Publisher
U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Units
HOFR , NER
Keywords
automatic sprinkler, fire alarm, fire brigade, fire inspection, fire prevention, fire protection, fire safety, Hyde Park, safety engineer, water system

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