Old Engine Company No. 6

The Old Engine Company No. 6 at 438 Massachusetts Ave in Washington, DC is a former District of Columbia Fire Department building which housed Engine 6 between February 17, 1879, and June 27, 1974.
  • Type: Building
  • Description: historic fire station in Washington, DC
  • Also known as: Old Engine Company Number 6
  • Address: DC

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and Capital One Arena.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The , a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

Stadium
Photo: Cliff, CC BY 2.0.
is an indoor arena in Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Old Engine Company No. 6.

Museum
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The is a museum of architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning in , U.S. It was created by an act of Congress in 1980, and is a private non-profit institution. is situated 1,000 feet south of Old Engine Company No. 6.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East End and Downtown.

is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.

Suburb
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is the central business district of , located in It is the third largest central business district in the United States.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood of , located in Ward 6 of the city. The neighborhood encompasses the region north of Massachusetts Avenue located north and east of Union Station.

Old Engine Company No. 6

Latitude
38.90039° or 38° 54′ 1″ north
Longitude
-77.01664° or 77° 0′ 60″ west
Elevation
46 feet (14 metres)
Open location code
87C4WX2M+58
Open­Street­Map ID
node 367141620
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4139885
Wiki­data ID
Q16896142
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