Engine Company 12
Engine Company 12 building (2012)
Engine Company 12 is located in District of Columbia
Engine Company 12
Location1626 N. Capitol St., NW
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates38°54′43.1886″N 77°0′34.038″W / 38.911996833°N 77.00945500°W / 38.911996833; -77.00945500
ArchitectSnowden Ashford
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSFirehouses in Washington DC MPS
NRHP reference No.07000537[1]
Added to NRHPJune 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.

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System – (#07000537)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ "DCFD History". DCFD. Retrieved 2013-06-01.


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