7. Early Fire Fighting
In 1910, this was the site of a shed hosting a horse drawn chemical fire truck, an important amenity as the first houses in Cleveland Park were constructed mainly of wood, and the new suburb was far from city services. In 1916, the District Government built a fire station at 3522 Connecticut Avenue. It was the first station in the city for motorized fire vehicles. A new direction, away from the firemen's horse-drawn wagons. The fire station was the first structure built on what would become Cleveland Park's commercial corridor. It was built in the Colonial Revival style, which became the dominant architectural style in the 1920s. The façade of the fire station remains very much that way today.
Artist: Caitlin Werrell
Art on Call is a program of Cultural Tourism DC, with support from:
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities,
DC Creates Public Art Program
District Department of Transportation,
and Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development.
The organizational sponsor for the Cleveland Park Call Box Restoration Project is: Cleveland Park Historical Society.
Call box locator map: Porter Street and 35th Street intersection.
This call box is supported by:
Nearby Newark Street Residents
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