Vigilant Firehouse

The Vigilant Firehouse is a historic building in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C. located at 1066 Wisconsin Ave, NW, just north of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the Canal Monument.

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Type: Building
Description: fire station in Washington, D.C., United States of America
Also known as: “Vigilant Fire House” and “Vigilant Firehouse (historic)”
Address: DC

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chesapeake and Ohio Canal commemorative obelisk and Filomena Ristorante.

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal commemorative obelisk

Memorial

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The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal commemorative obelisk is an 8-foot marble obelisk erected in 1850 in Washington, D.C., to mark the completion of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal to Cumberland, Maryland.

Filomena Ristorante

Restaurant

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Filomena Ristorante is an Italian-American restaurant located in the historic neighborhood of Georgetown in Washington, D.C. It opened along Washington's C&O Canal in 1983.

The Old Stone House is one of the oldest structures in Washington, D.C. The house is also the last pre-revolutionary colonial building in Washington, D.C. Old Stone House is situated 830 feet east of Vigilant Firehouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Georgetown and Foggy Bottom.

Georgetown

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Georgetown is a neighborhood in Washington, D.C., south of Upper Northwest and west of Dupont Circle. It is the oldest part of the city, with buildings dating back to 1751.

Foggy Bottom

Suburb

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Foggy Bottom is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States, located in the city's northwest quadrant. It stretches west of the White House towards the Potomac River, north of the National Mall, east of Georgetown, south of the West End neighborhood and west of Downtown D.C.