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.
Engine Company 12 | |
 Engine Company 12 building (2012) | |
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| 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 |
| Architect | Snowden Ashford |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Firehouses in Washington DC MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000537[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 6, 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.