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Engine Company 12
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Engine Company 12 building (2012)
Location	1626 N. Capitol St., NW Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°54′43.1886″N 77°0′34.038″W / 38.911996833°N 77.00945500°W / 38.911996833; -77.00945500
Architect	Snowden Ashford
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	Firehouses in Washington DC MPS
NRHP reference No.	07000537
Added to NRHP	June 6, 2007

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 in 2007.

The building was damaged by a three-alarm fire in December, 2023.

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#07000537)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "DCFD History". DCFD. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
3. "DC firefighters battle blaze in historic firehouse near US Capitol". WTOP News. December 16, 2023.

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