Front Exterior, Chemical Engine Company No. 5 (Engine Company No. 25; Congress Heights Firehouse)
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A photograph showing the front exterior of the firehouse. Two bright red garage doors bookend a central tower. The tower extends past the roof of the building, and also serves as the front door to the building, with the door also painted a bright red color. The second story has four rectangular windows, with two on each side of the tower. The tower is open-air and has 360 degree-vision over the surrounding land.
This file appears in: Engine Company No. 25 (Chemical Engine No. 5; Congress Heights Firehouse): The firehouse attracted new residents because it alleviated concerns of being outside the city's fire call-box system.
Engine Company No. 25 (Chemical Engine No. 5; Congress Heights Firehouse): The firehouse attracted new residents because it alleviated concerns of being outside the city's fire call-box system.
Constructed from 1901 to 1902, the Congress Heights Firehouse first and foremost provided emergency service to the area, but also had a real estate investment aspect to it that helped further develop…