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Washington Firehouse No. 5

Fire Station No. 5
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The building in 2008, currently used to house a legal firm.
Washington Firehouse No. 5 is located in Alabama
Washington Firehouse No. 5
Washington Firehouse No. 5 is located in the US
Washington Firehouse No. 5
Location 7 North Lawrence Street
Mobile, Alabama
Coordinates 30°41′24.54″N 88°2′54.11″W / 30.6901500°N 88.0483639°W / 30.6901500; -88.0483639Coordinates: 30°41′24.54″N 88°2′54.11″W / 30.6901500°N 88.0483639°W / 30.6901500; -88.0483639
Built 1851
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 83003462
Added to NRHP December 22, 1983

Washington Firehouse No. 5, also known as Fire Station No. 5, is a historic fire station in Mobile, Alabama, United States. The two-story brick Greek Revival building was built in 1851 at a cost of $5,500. It was constructed to house the privately run Washington Fire Company. The building features a Doric distyle-in-antis arrangement at the street level supporting an upper story with jib windows opening onto a cantilevered iron balcony. The building was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1936 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1983.



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