Fire Department Headquarters-Fire Alarm Headquarters

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Fire Department Headquarters-Fire Alarm Headquarters
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Fire Department Headquarters-Fire Alarm Headquarters in 2012
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Location300 McMillan Dr., NW.
Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°55′24″N77°0′47″W / 38.92333°N 77.01306°W / 38.92333; -77.01306 Coordinates: 38°55′24″N77°0′47″W / 38.92333°N 77.01306°W / 38.92333; -77.01306
Built1939
ArchitectNathan C. Wyeth
MPS Firehouses in Washington DC MPS
NRHP reference No. 11000286 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 18, 2011

The Fire Department Headquarters-Fire Alarm Headquarters is an historic structure located in the Bloomingdale neighborhood in Washington, D.C. It was listed on both the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites and on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. The building was designed by Nathan C. Wyeth and built in 1939 along the McMillan Reservoir. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites:New Listings". Historic Preservation Office. Archived from the original on 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2012-10-11.