Engine Company 17

Engine Company No. 17 also known as Chemical Company No. 4 and the Brookland Firehouse, is a historic firehouse located at 1227 Monroe Street, NE, Washington, D.C.^[2] It was constructed in 1902 and housed an early “chemical company” which fought fires in outlying districts using large soda-acid extinguishers rather than using steam pumpers on the unreliable municipal water supply. The firehouse was innovative at the time of its construction, having a built-in electrical system, and it was designed to make use of the new call box system installed in the neighborhood. It was officially designated Engine Company 17 in 1905.

Engine Company 17
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Firehouse in 2010
Location	1235 Monroe St. NE, Washington, District of Columbia
Coordinates	38°56′3″N 76°59′23″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1902
Architect	Snowden Ashford
Architectural style	Italianate
MPS	Firehouses in Washington DC MPS
NRHP reference No.	07000538[1]
Added to NRHP	June 6, 2007

It is built in the Romanesque Revival style with an asymmetrical design with both load-bearing masonry and structural iron. It was likely designed by Municipal Architect John B. Brady. In 2007 the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Firehouses of Washington DC MPS.^[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#07000538)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "DCFD Company History". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
3. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA INVENTORY OF HISTORIC SITES, 2009 Archived March 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine