Engine House No. 6 (Baltimore, Maryland)

Engine House No. 6
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Fire station tower
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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 No.	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]

See also[]

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

References[]

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