Engine House No. 6 (Baltimore, Maryland)

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
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Fire station tower
Location	416 N. Gay St., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates	39°17′43″N 76°36′20″W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1853
Architect	Reasin & Wetherald
Architectural style	Gothic Revival, Italian Gothic
NRHP reference No.	73002185[1]
Added to NRHP	June 18, 1973

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

See also

• Fire departments in Maryland
• Engine House No. 8 (Baltimore, Maryland)
• Paca Street Firehouse
• Poppleton Fire Station

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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.

External links

• Engine House #6, Baltimore City, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust
• Explore Baltimore Heritage - Engine House No. 6
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. MD-353, "Engine Company Number 6 Firehouse, 416 Gay Street, Baltimore, Independent City, MD", 3 measured drawings, 3 data pages