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. ↑ National Park Service (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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