Washington Firehouse No. 5

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Fire Station No. 5
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The building in 2008, currently used to house a legal firm.
Washington Firehouse No. 5 is located in Alabama
Washington Firehouse No. 5
Location 7 North Lawrence Street
Mobile, Alabama
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Built 1851
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 83003462[1]
Added to NRHP December 22, 1983[1]

Washington Firehouse No. 5 is a historic fire station in Mobile, Alabama, United States.[1] The two-story brick Greek Revival building was built in 1851 at a cost of $5,500. It was constructed to house the privately run Washington Fire Company.[2] The building features a Doric distyle-in-antis arrangement at the street level supporting an upper story with jib windows opening onto a cantilevered iron balcony.[3] The building was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1936[4] and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1983.[1]

References

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  3. Gamble, Robert Historic architecture in Alabama: a guide to styles and types, 1810-1930, page 70. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: The University of Alabama Press, 1990. ISBN 0-8173-1134-3.
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