North Cleveland Park in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Firehouse

Tenleytown, DC

— Country Village to City Neighborhood —

Back of Firehouse Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 11, 2017

1. Back of Firehouse Marker

Inscription.
The Tenleytown Firehouse (pictured here) dates to 1903. Its location on Wisconsin Avenue near Tenley Circle provides access and coverage to the greater Tenleytown area. Prior to the introduction of motor driven fire vehicles in the 1920s, the original hook and ladder trucks were pulled by horses. The firehouse, listed on the D.C. Inventory of Historic Sites in 2000, has been home to Engine Co. 20 since 1907 and Truck Co. 12 since 1913. A project to modernize the firehouse, retaining the original exterior walls, started in 2003.

Call box drawings by Lena Frumin.

Erected by Cultural Tourism DC.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the DC, Art on Call series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.

Location. 38° 56.737′ N, 77° 4.339′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in North Cleveland Park. Marker is at the intersection of 37th Street Northwest and Windom Place Northwest on 37th Street Northwest. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4321 37th Street Northwest, Washington DC 20008, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker

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. Early Homes (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Hon. Walter Gresham Andrews (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wormely Family Estate Site (approx. ¼ mile away); Veterans and 9/11 Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); The Rest (approx. ¼ mile away); Community Building Blocks (approx. 0.3 miles away); A Country Road (approx. 0.3 miles away); Suburban Style (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.

Also see . . . Engine Co. #20 Washington, D. C. Tenleytown Historical Society website entry (Submitted on July 2, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Front of Firehouse Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 11, 2017

2. Front of Firehouse Marker

signed L Frumin '04

Firehouse Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 11, 2017

3. Firehouse Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 207 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 11, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.