Engine House No. 12
Fire Station No. 12 may refer to: * Fire Station No. 12 (Birmingham, Alabama), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) * Hose House No. 12, Evansville, IN, NRHP-listed *Engine Company 12, Washington, DC, NRHP-listed See also *List of fire stations This is a list of notable current and former fire stations, which are also called "fire houses", "fire halls", "engine houses", "hook and ladder companies" and other terms. It includes combination buildings, such as city halls or other government ...

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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. 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 The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ... in 2007. References Fire stations completed in 1897 Defunct fire stations in Washington, D.C. Fire stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. Colonial Revival architecture in Washington, D.C. {{WashingtonDC-NRHP-s ...
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