Engine House No. 10 (Washington, D.C.)

Engine House No. 10
Location 1341 Maryland Ave., NE., Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°53′54″N 76°59′13″W / 38.89833°N 76.98694°W / 38.89833; -76.98694Coordinates: 38°53′54″N 76°59′13″W / 38.89833°N 76.98694°W / 38.89833; -76.98694
Area less than one acre
Built 1895
Architect Dessez, Leon
Architectural style Queen Anne
MPS Firehouses in Washington DC MPS
NRHP Reference # 08001063[1]
Added to NRHP November 19, 2008

Engine House No. 10 is a historic firehouse located at 1341 Maryland Ave., NE., Washington, D.C., in the Stanton Park neighborhood, just north of Capitol Hill.

History

It was built in 1894-95. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

The firehouse is one of eight designed by Leon Dessez in Washington.[2]

Engine Company 10 was formed on July 2, 1895 at this firehouse and was equipped with an 1884 Clapp & Jones 450 GPM steam fire engine and an 1895 McDermott Bros. hose reel carriage. In 1940 it moved to a firehouse on Florida Avenue.[3]

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