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Vigilant Firehouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Vigilant Firehouse

On the National Register since 197155 years
Listed 1971Washington
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About Vigilant Firehouse

Vigilant Firehouse, at 1066 Wisconsin Ave., NW., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1971. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the state level. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isFire station in Washington, D.C., United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 29 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

1066 Wisconsin Ave., NW., Washington · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Vigilant FirehouseStart here
  2. 2City TavernFederal · next door
  3. 3Georgetown MarketBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Forrest-Marbury HouseFederal · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Halcyon HouseGeorgian · Built 1787 · next door
Around it

22 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BGrace Protestant Episcopal ChurchGothic Revival0.1 miBOld Stone HouseBuilt 17650.2 miBCustomhouse and Post OfficeRenaissance Revival0.2 miBProspect HouseGeorgian0.3 miBQuality HillGeorgian0.3 miBJohn Stoddert Haw HouseFederal0.3 miBIsaac Owens HouseFederal0.3 mi★Newton D. Baker HouseBuilt 17940.3 miStKey, Francis Scott, BridgeClassical Revival · Built 19230.4 miStGodey Lime KilnsStructure0.4 miBPotomac Boat ClubCraftsman0.4 miBCapital Traction Company Union StationBuilt 18950.4 miBMount Zion United Methodist ChurchGothic0.4 mi★Georgetown Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.4 mi★Bell, Alexander Graham, LaboratoryBuilding0.4 miBWatergateModern Movement0.5 miBLuzon Apartment BuildingLate Victorian · Built 18960.5 miBMullett RowhousesLate Victorian0.5 mi
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BWashington Canoe ClubShingle Style0.5 mi★Healy Building, Georgetown UniversityVictorian · Built 18770.5 mi★Tudor PlaceBuilding0.5 miBShackleton, Pauline “Polly” HouseBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Vigilant Firehouse

Is Vigilant Firehouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 6, 1971 (Register number 71001008).

Is Vigilant Firehouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; District of Columbia has 75 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Newton D. Baker House, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Vigilant Firehouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Vigilant Firehouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 29 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 117692598 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.