Washington Firehouse No. 5

Washington Firehouse No. 5, also known as Fire Station No. 5, is a historic fire station in Mobile, Alabama, United States.[1] The two-story brick Greek Revival building was built in 1851 at a cost of $5,500. It was constructed to house the privately run Washington Fire Company.[2] The building features a Doric distyle-in-antis arrangement at the street level supporting an upper story with jib windows opening onto a cantilevered iron balcony.[3] The building was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1936[4] and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1983.[1]

Fire Station No. 5
The building in 2008, currently used to house a legal firm.
Washington Firehouse No. 5 is located in Mobile, Alabama
Washington Firehouse No. 5
Washington Firehouse No. 5 is located in Alabama
Washington Firehouse No. 5
Washington Firehouse No. 5 is located in the United States
Washington Firehouse No. 5
Location7 North Lawrence Street
Mobile, Alabama
Coordinates30°41′24.54″N 88°2′54.11″W
Built1851
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.83003462[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1983[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Dauphin Street Virtual Walking Tour". Main Street Mobile. Archived from the original on March 14, 2008. Retrieved March 27, 2008.
  3. Gamble, Robert Historic architecture in Alabama: a guide to styles and types, 1810-1930, page 70. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: The University of Alabama Press, 1990. ISBN 0-8173-1134-3.
  4. "Washington Fire Engine Company No. 5". Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress). Retrieved March 27, 2008.


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