Built 1893 NRHP Reference # 11000697 Added to NRHP 23 September 2011 | Architect Edward L. Rice, Jr. Opened 1893 | |
Location 1814 Gilpin Ave., Wilmington, Delaware Similar Winterthur Museum - Garden a, Bellevue State Park, Brandywine Creek, DuPont Building, Holy Trinity Church |
The Water Witch Steam Fire Engine Company No. 5 is a historic fire station at 1814 Gilpin Avenue in Wilmington, Delaware. The 2-1/2 story brick building was designed by Edward L. Rice, Jr., a leading Wilmington architect, and built in 1893. The building is an architecturally eclectic mix of Queen Anne and Second Empire styling, and has retained many of its original interior details.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
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