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

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system installed in the neighborhood. It was officially designated Engine Company 17 in 1905. It is built in the

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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

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as part of the Firehouses of Washington DC MPS.DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA INVENTORY OF HISTORIC SITES, 2009

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Fire stations completed in 1902 Fire stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. Italianate architecture in Washington, D.C. 1902 establishments in Washington, D.C. {{WashingtonDC-NRHP-stub