Engine Company 12

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)
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
ArchitectSnowden Ashford
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSFirehouses in Washington DC MPS
NRHP reference No.07000537[1]
Added to NRHPJune 6, 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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