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Old Engine Company No. 6
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Old Engine Company No. 6 building (2017)
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Location	438 Massachusetts Ave., NW., Washington, District of Columbia
Coordinates	38°54′1″N 77°1′3″W / 38.90028°N 77.01750°W / 38.90028; -77.01750
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1862 (1862)
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	75002052
Added to NRHP	September 5, 1975

The Old Engine Company No. 6 at 438 Massachusetts Ave in Washington, DC is a former District of Columbia Fire Department building which housed Engine 6 between February 17, 1879, and June 27, 1974. The two-story brick building was built during the volunteer period and is the only remaining example from that time.

In 2012, the location was reopened as a restaurant.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Beauchamp, Tanya. "NRHP Nomination Form". June 1975. National Park Service. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
3. "DCFD OLD FIRE STATIONS". DC Fire. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
4. Boese, Kent. "Then and Now: Engine House 6". Oct 7, 2009. Greater Greater Washington. Retrieved 23 December 2013.

External links

• Photos from nomination form

• Fire stations completed in 1862
• Fire stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
• Italianate architecture in Washington, D.C.
• 1862 establishments in Washington, D.C.
• Buildings and structures in Chinatown (Washington, D.C.)