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Engine House No. 16
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National Register of Historic Places

Engine House No. 16

Also known as Central Ohio Fire Museum

On the National Register since 199531 years
Late 19th and Early 20th Century RevivalsListed 1995Columbus
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About Engine House No. 16

Engine House No. 16, at 260 N. Fourth St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 11, 1995. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals, as it does for 12 other Ohio listings. Seven more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric firehouse in Columbus, Ohio, USA. 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 · 52 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

260 N. Fourth St., Columbus · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Engine House No. 16Start here
  2. 2H. A. Higgins BuildingBuilt 1914 · next door
  3. 3Welsbach BuildingChicago Style · next door
  4. 4Columbus Transfer Company WarehouseBuilt 1882 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Ohio Moline Plow Company BuildingItalian Renaissance · Built 1913 · 0.2 mi on
Around it

33 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BBradford Shoe Company BuildingIndustrial0.1 miBLong and Third Commercial BuildingBuilding0.2 miBThe Standard BuildingBuilding0.2 miBWinders Motor Sales CompanyBuilding0.2 miBGodman, H.C., Co. BuildingBuilt 18760.3 miBMasonic TempleClassical Revival0.3 miBOhio Bell Southwestern HeadquartersBuilding0.3 miBColumbus Savings and Trust BuildingBuilding0.3 miBWelsh Presbyterian ChurchRomanesque Revival0.3 miBColumbia BuildingBuilding0.3 miBTrinity Episcopal ChurchGothic Revival0.4 miBBenjamin Smith HouseItalianate Second Empire · Built 18600.4 miBNew Hayden BuildingCommercial · Built 19010.4 miBHayden BuildingHigh Victorian Italianate · Built 18690.4 miBRailroad Employes Building & Loan CompanyBuilding0.4 miBAthletic Club of ColumbusItalian Renaissance0.4 miBColumbus CenterBuilding0.4 miBRankin BuildingNeo-Classical · Built 18990.4 mi
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BCentral Building of the Columbus Young Men's Christian AssociationJacobethan Revival · Built 19240.4 miDNorth Market Historic DistrictVictorian Italianate0.4 miBFord Motor Company Columbus Branch Assembly PlantBuilding0.4 miBGriswold Memorial Young Women's Christian AssociationItalian Renaissance · Built 19290.5 miBYuster BuildingBuilt 19240.5 miBWestminster ChurchRomanesque0.5 miBKnights of Columbus BuildingBuilt 19270.5 miBAmerican Insurance Union Citadel (Palace Theatre Amendment)Building0.5 miBGaetz Music HouseBuilding0.5 miBOhio Finance BuildingBuilding0.5 miBSeneca HotelEnglish Renaissance Revival0.5 miBUnited States Post Office and CourthouseClassical Revival0.5 miBFirst Congregational ChurchBuilding0.5 miBColumbus Gallery of Fine ArtsSecond Renaissance Revival · Built 19310.5 miBPierce, Elijah, PropertiesBuilt 19100.5 mi

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Questions about Engine House No. 16

Is Engine House No. 16 on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 11, 1995 (Register number 95000580).

Is Engine House No. 16 a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Ohio has 73 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Ohio Theatre, 0.6 miles away.

Can you visit Engine House No. 16?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Engine House No. 16?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 52 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 71988358 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.