Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 07000535 Added to NRHP 6 June 2007 | Built 1925 Opened 1925 | |
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Location 1342 Florida Ave. NE, Washington, District of Columbia MPS Firehouses in Washington DC MPS Architectural style Colonial Revival architecture | ||
Truck House No. 13, also known as the Trinidad Firehouse is a historic firehouse located at 1342 Florida Ave. NE, Washington, D.C.. It was built in 1925 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
History
It was built in the Colonial Revival style as a prototype new firehouses in the District of Columbia, though the plan was not repeated. Architect Albert Harris supervised the design, but local architects Parks and Baxter are also often attributed.
Truck Company 13 was organized on December 9, 1925 and has served ever since at this location. Its original equipment was a 1925 Seagrave 75' aerial ladder truck. In 1940 Engine Company No. 10 moved from its old firehouse on Maryland Avenue to this location. Engine 10, known as "the Dime," was the busiest engine company in the nation from 1991 to 2003.