He served as a fire warden and was magistrate for Queens County from 1838 to 1853.
The building has a high tower - which overlooks most of the area's trees - that served as a fire warden's lookout.
However, the larger towns grew, the more power would be distributed among other elected boards, such as fire wardens, and police departments.
In 1963, a series of fires scorched 190,000 acres, killing seven people, including a fire warden, and destroyed 186 homes.
In 1648, Kregier was one of four men appointed as the city's first fire wardens.
A fire warden shouted at me to get out.
Many people decided to leave, and some were advised to do so by fire wardens.
He was a fire warden on his floor and his last moments were spent helping people escape.
The Museum collapsed despite efforts of the city's fire wardens.
That night, the two vigilant fire wardens had, in effect, burned to death.