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Engine House No. 32
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National Register of Historic Places

Engine House No. 32

Also known as Hook & Ladder No. 8, Chemical No. 4

On the National Register since 201511 years
Listed 2015St. Louis
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About Engine House No. 32

Engine House No. 32, at 2000 Washington Ave. & 503 N. 20th St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 24, 2015. The Register lists it for its politics, at the local level. 21 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

2000 Washington Ave. & 503 N. 20th St., St. Louis · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Engine House No. 32Start here
  2. 2Emerson Electric Company BuildingClassical Revival · next door
  3. 3Missouri Electric Light and Power Co.Romanesque Revival · next door
  4. 4Weber Implement and Automobile Company, OldTwo-Part Commercial Block · next door
  5. 5Weber Implement and Automobile Company BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals · Built 1919 · next door
Around it

48 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BLee, Robert E., HotelRenaissance Revival0.1 miBLambert-Deacon-Hull Printing Company BuildingArts and Crafts0.1 miBLambert BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque0.1 miBHamilton-Brown Shoe FactoryLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.1 miBLiggett & Myers Tobacco Co. BuildingIndustrial0.2 miBLiggett and Myers (Rice-Stix) BuildingRichardsonian Romanesque0.2 miBAdvertising BuildingCommercial Style0.2 miBBeethoven ConservatoryRenaissance0.2 miDOlive and Locust Historic Business DistrictClassical Revival0.2 miBHalsey-Packard BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miDLucas Avenue Industrial Historic District (Boundary Increase)Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miBSaint Louis Provident Association BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miBWrought Iron Range Company BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miBUnited Shoe Machinery BuildingModern Movement0.2 miBMartin Shaughnessy BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.2 miDLucas Avenue Industrial Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBMajestic Manufacturing Company BuildingsLate Victorian0.2 miBCentenary Methodist Episcopal Church, SouthGothic Revival0.3 mi
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BDowntown YMCA BuildingBuilding0.3 miBBlackwell-Wielandy BuildingCommercial0.3 miBMore Automobile Company BuildingClassical Revival · Built 19200.3 miBWillys-Overland BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.3 miBElias Haas BuildingLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.3 miBHaas BuildingCommercial0.3 miBMoon Brothers Carraige Company BuildingLate Victorian0.3 miBBerry Motor Car Service BuildingOne-Part Commercial Block · Built 19370.3 miBFranklin SchoolClassical Revival0.3 miBJack Rabbit Candy Company BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revival0.3 mi★St. Louis Union StationRichardsonian Romanesque · Built 18920.4 miBKiel Opera HouseClassical Revival0.4 miDPlaza Square Apartments Historic DistrictModern Movement0.4 miBRobert G. Campbell HouseFederal0.4 miBFord ApartmentsModern Movement0.4 miBGeneral American Life Insurance Co. BuildingsLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revival0.4 miDWashington Avenue Historic DistrictMission Revival0.4 miBWashington University Dental Department BuildingBuilding0.4 miBGuth, Edwin F., Company ComplexLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements0.4 mi★Scott Joplin HouseEarly Victorian · Built 19830.4 miBUnion Station Post Office AnnexSecond Renaissance Revival0.5 miBMunicipal Courts BuildingLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals0.5 miBMissouri Pacifc BuildingArt Deco0.5 miBBuilding at 1300 Washington AvenueCommercial0.5 miBLesan-Gould BuildingCommercial0.5 miBPeters Shoe Company BuildingCommercial0.5 miBFashion Square Building20th Century Gothic0.5 miBYWCA, Phyllis Weatley BranchColonial Revival0.5 miBBeaumont Telephone Exchange BuildingClassical Revival0.5 miBPruitt SchoolBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Engine House No. 32

Is Engine House No. 32 on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 24, 2015 (Register number 15000816).

Is Engine House No. 32 a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Missouri has 35 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is St. Louis Union Station, 0.4 miles away.

Can you visit Engine House No. 32?

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.

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