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

Engine House No. 10
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Engine House No. 10 (Washington, D.C.) is located in District of Columbia
Engine House No. 10 (Washington, D.C.)
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
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.

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.

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.



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