16th Street Heights in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Former Engine Co 24 of the District of Columbia Fire Department
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 25, 2013
1. The Former Engine Co 24 of the District of Columbia Fire Department Marker
Inscription.
The Former Engine Co 24 of the District of Columbia Fire Department. . The facade of the original house for Engine Company 24 was located at 3702 Georgia Avenue, N.W. just north of this site. Built in 1911, the firehouse was designed by Luther Leisenring and Charles Gregg. It originally housed horses and horse-drawn equipment. Within one year of its opening, it became the first station in the city to be fully motorized. Engine Company 24 relocated to a new facility in July 1994. The facade of the original building was relocated and integrated into the chiller plant for the Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metrorail station in December 1995 by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
The facade of the original house for Engine Company 24 was located at 3702 Georgia Avenue, N.W. just north of this site. Built in 1911, the firehouse was designed by Luther Leisenring and Charles Gregg. It originally housed horses and horse-drawn equipment. Within one year of its opening, it became the first station in the city to be fully motorized. Engine Company 24 relocated to a new facility in July 1994. The facade of the original building was relocated and integrated into the chiller plant for the Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metrorail station in December 1995 by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
Erected by The Government of the District of Columbia.
Location. 38° 56.156′ N, 77° 1.491′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in 16th Street Heights. Marker can be reached from New Hampshire Avenue Northwest just south of Georgia Avenue Northwest (U.S. 29), on the right when traveling south. The marker is on the front wall of 3670 New Hampshire Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20010, southwest of the intersection
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of Georgia Avenue and New Hampshire Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3670 New Hampshire Avenue Northwest, Washington DC 20010, United States of America. Touch for directions.
2. The Former Engine Co 24 of the District of Columbia Fire Department Marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 25, 2013
3. Engine Company 24
Close-up of image on marker
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 25, 2013
4. Engine Co 24 facade
On the Metro Chiller Plant
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 25, 2013
5. Engine Company 24
In 1949 Engine Company 24 stood on the site of today’s Park Place apartments.
Close-up of photo on nearby "Mr. Lincoln's Ride" marker Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 25, 2013
6. D C -- F P
Shield on the facade of Engine Company 24
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 25, 2013
7. Then and Now
The facade of Engine Company 24 and the Park Place Apartments that occupy its original location
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 25, 2013
8. 3670 New Hampshire Avenue Northwest
Engine Company # 24 has moved to 5101 Georgia Avenue Northwest (Metro sign)
Photographed By Allen C. Browne, May 25, 2013
9. Door of the Metro Chiller Plant
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,098 times since then and 65 times this year. Last updated on May 7, 2020, by Bruce Guthrie of Silver Spring, Maryland. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. submitted on May 26, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.