Engine Company 26, (Old) | |
Old Engine Company 26 building in 2014 | |
Location | 2715 22nd St. NE Washington, D.C. |
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Coordinates | 38°55′30″N76°58′26″W / 38.92500°N 76.97389°W Coordinates: 38°55′30″N76°58′26″W / 38.92500°N 76.97389°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1908 |
Built by | Mullett, A.B., & Sons |
Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
MPS | Firehouses in Washington DC MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 07000536 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 8, 2007 |
Old Engine Company No. 26, also known as the Langdon Firehouse and Chemical Company No. 3, located at 2715 22nd Street, NE, Washington, D.C. is a historic firehouse built in 1908 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
The firehouse was built in response to a petition by the Northeastern Citizens’ Suburban Association for better fire protection. The Langdon neighborhood where it is located lay outside Washington's hydrant system, so fires were extinguished with chemicals and the station was originally known as Chemical Company No. 3. [2] The station was renamed Engine Company 26 in the 1920s and closed in 1940. [3]
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