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Fire Station No. 17 (other)
Fire Station No. 17, and variations such as Engine House No. 17 may refer to: *Portland Fire Station No. 17 Portland Fire Station No. 17, at 824 N.W. Twenty-fourth Ave. in Portland, Oregon, was built in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. It originally held a horse-drawn steam pumper and a horse-drawn ladder tru ..., Portland, Oregon * Engine Company 17, Washington, D.C. See also * List of fire stations {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portland Fire Station No
Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeastern United States * Isle of Portland, England, a tied island in the English Channel Portland may also refer to: Places and establishments Australia * Cape Portland, Tasmania, a cape on the north-eastern tip of Tasmania * Portland, New South Wales, a town with the first Australian cement works * Portland, Victoria, a regional city and port * City of Portland (Victoria), a former local government area (LGA) Canada * Port Lands, Toronto, Ontario (sometimes mistakenly spelled "Portlands"), the eastern part of the Toronto waterfront * Portland Island (British Columbia), a small island off the coast of Vancouver island * Portland Inlet, an inlet between southeastern Alaska and British Columbia ** Portland Canal, an arm of Portland Inlet * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engine Company 17
Engine Company No. 17 also known as Chemical Company No. 4 and the Brookland Firehouse, is a historic firehouse located at 1227 Monroe Street, NE, Washington, D.C. It was constructed in 1902 and housed an early “chemical company” which fought fires in outlying districts using large soda-acid extinguishers rather than using steam pumpers on the unreliable municipal water supply. The firehouse was innovative at the time of its construction, having a built-in electrical system, and it was designed to make use of the new call box system installed in the neighborhood. It was officially designated Engine Company 17 in 1905. It is built in the Romanesque Revival style with an asymmetrical design with both load-bearing masonry and structural iron. It was likely designed by Municipal Architect John B. Brady. In 2007 the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's offi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |