Engine Company 12 (Washington, D.C.)

Engine Company 12
Location 1626 N. Capitol St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°54′43.1886″N 77°0′34.038″W / 38.911996833°N 77.00945500°W / 38.911996833; -77.00945500Coordinates: 38°54′43.1886″N 77°0′34.038″W / 38.911996833°N 77.00945500°W / 38.911996833; -77.00945500
Architect Snowden Ashford
Architectural style Colonial Revival
MPS Firehouses in Washington DC MPS
NRHP Reference # 07000537[1]
Added to NRHP June 6, 2007

Engine Company 12 is a former fire station and an historic structure located in the Bloomingdale neighborhood in Washington, D.C. The engine company was established on July 1, 1897 with an 1884 Clapp & Jones 450 GPM steam fire engine and an 1887 E. B. Preston hose reel carriage.[2] The three-story brick building was designed by Washington architect Snowden Ashford in the Colonial Revival style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

References

  1. Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "DCFD History". DCFD. Retrieved 2013-06-01.


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