Engine company no. 15 (razed)Engine Co. 15

Engine Company 15, located at 14th and V Streets, SE, opened on April 15, 1898. This firehouse was in continuous use until it was razed in 1966. After being temporarily housed at Engine 32 for nearly two years, it was able to move into a new firehouse on the same site. The new firehouse was dedicated on January 6, 1969.

The new Engine 15 was the first D.C. Fire Dept. unit to make its building available for community recreation. DCFD did this to better community relations and hoped it would cut down on hostility to firemen and the number of false alarm calls.

Additional images from the old Engine Company 15 are below.

Engine Company No. 15 firemen

Firemen of Engine Co. No. 15, 1345 V St. S.E., Washington, D.C.

Kent Boese posts items of historic interest, primarily within the District. He’s worked in libraries since 1994, both federal and law, and currently works on K Street. He’s been an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner serving the northern Columbia Heights and Park View neighborhoods since 2011 (ANC 1A), and served as the Commission’s Chair since 2013. He has a MS in Design from Arizona State University with strong interests in preservation, planning, and zoning. Kent is also the force behind the blog Park View, DC.