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.Photo: Difference engine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- 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.
National Mall
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.
Capital One Arena
Stadium
United States Capitol
Photo: Ottojula, Public domain.
The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. United States Capitol is situated 1 mile southeast of Old Engine Company No. 6.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chinatown and East End.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown is a small, historic area of Downtown Washington, D.C. along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. The area was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants, but fewer than 300 remained in 2017.
East End
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East End 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.
Downtown
Suburb
Photo: Kurt Kaiser, CC0.
Downtown is the central business district of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. It is the third largest central business district in the United States.
Old Engine Company No. 6
- Category: fire station
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.90039° or 38° 54′ 1″ northLongitude
-77.01664° or 77° 0′ 60″ westElevation
46 feet (14 metres)Open location code
87C4WX2M+58OpenStreetMap ID
node 367141620OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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