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Created August 2009 - Last updated September 2013
This site contains research and photographs of historic and former District of Columbia firehouses, as compiled by Mike Legeros in August 2009.
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| Companies | Address | Built | Opened | Closed | Notes | |
| Vigilant | 1066 Wisconsin Ave. | 1844 | 1844 | 1883 | Opened Aug. 10, 1844 as Vigilant Fire Company. Renamed Georgetown Fire Company 1 in 1867. Closed in 1883. Building largely reconstructed in 1994. Presently restaurant. Photo July 2010. |
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| E7, E4 | 931 R St. NW | 1885 | 1976? | Opened as Engine 7 on Jan. 23, 1885. Relocated to 347 K St. SW on Sep. 12, 1940. Opened as Engine 4 Sep. 12, 1940. Engine 4 relocated to 2531 Sherman Ave. NW on Oct. 22, 1976. Presently residence. Photo July 2009. |
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| E5 | 3210 M St. | 1883 | 1940? | Opened Nov. 17, 1883. Engine 5 relocated to 3412 Dent Pl. NW on Jul. 2, 1940. Old Georgetown City Hall. Photo July 2009. |
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| E6 | 438 Massachusetts Ave. NW | 1855 | 1879 | 1974? | Opened 1855 as Metropolitan Hook & Ladder Company. Opened as Engine 6 on Feb. 17, 1879. Relocated to 1300 New Jersey Ave. NW on Jul. 8, 1974. Photo July 2009. |
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| E9 | 1628 U St. NW | 1897 | 1966 | Opened as Engine 9 on Sep. 6, 1897. Relocated to 1617 U St. NW on Oct. 14, 1961. Photo July 2009. |
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| E10 | 1341 Maryland Ave. | 1895 | 1940? | Opened as Engine 10 on Jul. 2, 1895. Relocated to 1342 Florida Ave. NE on Jun. 4, 1940. Recently remodeled as condos. Stanley J. Jaworksi photo, September 2013. |
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| E12 | 1626 North Capitol St. NW | 1897 | 1987 | Opened as Engine 12 on Jul 1, 1897. Relocated to 2225 5 St. NE on Apr. 30, 1987. Presently unoccupied. Photo July 2009. |
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| E24 | 3702 Georgia Ave. NW | 1911 | 1994 | Opened as Engine 24 on Nov. 28, 1911. Relocated to 5101 Georgia Ave. NW in 1994. The building front was relocated to New Hampshire Ave. and presently serves as a subway facility. Photo July 2010. |
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| E34 | 2700 M L K Ave. SE | 1905? | 1987 | 1993 | Opened as Engine 34 on Oct. 1, 1987. Disbanded Oct. 31, 1993. Building is former firehouse of St. Elizabeth's Hospital, built in 1905? Photo credit unknown. |
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| C3, E26 | 2700 22nd St. NE | 1908 | 1940? | Opened as Chemical 3 in 1908. Housed Engine 26 starting Jul. 9, 1913. Relocated to 1340 Rhode Island Ave. NE on Jun 10, 1940. Photo July 2009. |
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| TD, T4 | 219 M St. NW | 1896 | 1974? | Opened on Mar. 1, 1896 as Truck D. Renumbered Truck 4 on Jul. 6, 1906. Relocated to 1300 New Jersey Ave. NW on Jul. 26, 1974. Photo July 2009. |
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| TF, T6 | 1336 Park Rd. NW | 1901 | 1984? | Opened on May 13, 1901 as Truck F. Renumbered Truck 6 on Jul. 6, 1906. Relocated to 3420 14 St. NW on Jun 5, 1984. Photo July 2009. |
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Photos by Mike Legeros unless otherwise noted.
| Companies | Address | Opened | Notes | |
| E3 | 439 New Jersey Ave. NW | 1916 | DCfire.com photo. |
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| E5 | 3412 Dent Pl. NW | 1900? | DCfire.com photo. |
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| E10 | 1342 Florida Ave. NE | 1925? | DCfire.com photo. |
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| E14 | 4801 N. Capitol St. NE | 1945 | DCfire.com photo. |
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| E16 | 1018 13th St. NW | 1932 | DCfire.com photo. |
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| E17 | 1227 Monroe St. NE | 1902 | Opened as Chemical 4, E17 in 1905. DCfire.com photo. |
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| E19 | 2813 Pennsylvania Ave. SE | 1911? | DCfire.com photo. |
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| E20 | 4300 Wisconsin Ave. NW | 1901? | DCfire.com photo. |
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| E21 | 1763 Lanier Pl. NW | 1908? | DCfire.com photo. |
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| E22 | 5760 Georgia Ave. NW | 1897? | DCfire.com photo. |
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| E23 | 2219 G St. NW | 1910 | DCfire.com photo. |
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| E25 | 3203 M. L. King Ave. SE | 1903? | DCfire.com photo. |
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| E26 | 1340 Rhode Island Ave. NE | 1937 | DCfire.com photo. |
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| E27 | 4201 Minnesota Ave. NE | 1908? | DCfire.com photo. |
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| E28 | 3522 Connecticut Ave. NW | 1916? | DCfire.com photo. |
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| E29 | 4811 MacArthur Blvd. NW | 1925? | DCfire.com photo. |
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| E31 | 4930 Connecticut Ave. NW | 1930? | DCfire.com photo. |
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