Friendship Fire Company, 107 South Alfred Street, Alexandria, Independent City, Virginia
Summary
Significance: The Friendship Firehouse was built in 1855 as the home of the Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Company as traditionally founded by George Washington in 1774. George Washington, a charter member of this company, donated their first fire engine to them. This original piece of equipment is still housed in the firehouse which was restored to its original state in 1952 by the citizens of Alexandria to be operated as a museum of Alexandria, Virginia, fire fighting history.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-130
Survey number: HABS VA-463
Building/structure dates: 1855 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000928
Tags
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Location
alexandria, 37.43157, -78.65689
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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