BUilt in 1893, it is a well-preserved example of a late 19th-century rural firehouse with Queen Anne Victorian features.

The Tunxis Hose Firehouse is located in the center of the Unionville village of Farmington, on the east side of Lovely Street north of its junction with Main Street and Farmington Avenue.

[2] The Tunxis Hose Company was founded in 1893, in response to fires at major local employers in 1890 and 1892 that threatened the community's economic vitality.

Land for its firehouse was purchased that year, and this building was completed soon afterward.

Its architect is unknown; the brickwork was laid by Joseph Jetner, a local mason.