Engine House No. 6 (Baltimore, Maryland)

Engine House No. 6
Fire station tower
Location 416 N. Gay St., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates 39°17′43″N 76°36′20″W / 39.29528°N 76.60556°W / 39.29528; -76.60556Coordinates: 39°17′43″N 76°36′20″W / 39.29528°N 76.60556°W / 39.29528; -76.60556
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1853 (1853)
Architect Reasin & Wetherald
Architectural style Gothic Revival, Italian Gothic
NRHP reference # 73002185[1]
Added to NRHP June 18, 1973

Engine House No. 6 is a historic fire station located at Baltimore, Maryland, United States. This two-story brick building features a 103-foot Italian-Gothic tower at the apex of its truncated triangular shape. It was built in 1853–54, and the tower is said to be a copy of Giotto’s campanile in Florence, Italy.[2]

Engine House No. 6 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ C. Black and A. McClellen (August 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Engine House No. 6" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-04-01.


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