Dover Veterans Building

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The Dover Veterans building was the original Dover Firehouse. Built in 1865 for the horse-drawn fire trucks, it was used as the firehouse up until the 1970’s when it was converted to the Firehouse I Restaurant. It has been a restaurant ever since. In 2003, a fire gutted the kitchen and smoke damaged the rest of the building. The Firehouse I closed its doors for good. In January 2004, Chris Kozlowski, renovated the historic building and opened the the Orchard Street Chop Shop Restaurant here.