Engine Company 12
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United States historic place
Engine Company 12 | |
| Engine Company 12 building (2012) | |
Engine Company 12 is located in District of Columbia Engine Company 12 | |
| Location | 1626 N. Capitol St., NW Washington, D.C. |
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| Coordinates | 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 No. | 07000537 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 6, 2007 |
Engine Company 12 is a former fire station and a historic structure located in the Bloomingdale neighborhood and on North Capitol Street 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.
The building was damaged by a three-alarm fire in December, 2023.[3]
References
[edit ]- ^ "National Register Information System – (#07000537)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "DCFD History". DCFD. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ "DC firefighters battle blaze in historic firehouse near US Capitol". WTOP News. December 16, 2023.
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