# Engine Company 29

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{{Infobox NRHP
  | name = Engine Company 29
  | nrhp_type = 
  | image = DC firehouse 29 engine 5.JPG
  | caption = Engine Company 29 in 2012
  | location= 4811 MacArthur Blvd. NW, [Washington, District of Columbia](/source/Washington%2C_District_of_Columbia)
  | coordinates = {{coord|38.915555|N|77.093536|W|source:Doncram|display=inline,title}}
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| locmapin =United States District of Columbia street
  | built = 1925
  | architect = [Albert L. Harris](/source/Albert_L._Harris)
  | architecture = [Colonial Revival](/source/Colonial_Revival_architecture)
  | added = June 6, 2007
  | area = less than one acre
  | mpsub = Firehouses in Washington DC MPS
  | refnum = 07000534<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2013a}}</ref>
}}
'''Engine Company 29''', at 4811 MacArthur Blvd. NW in [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.), is a [fire station](/source/fire_station) built in 1925.  It was listed on the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places) in 2007.<ref name=nris/>

It was designed by architect [Albert L. Harris](/source/Albert_L._Harris) in [Colonial Revival](/source/Colonial_Revival_architecture) style.

It has also been known as the '''[Palisades](/source/The_Palisades_(Washington%2C_D.C.)) Firehouse''' and as '''Engine Company No. 29'''.<ref name=wusa9/><ref name=DCinventory2004/>

It was designated a Washington, D.C. historic designation on July 22, 2004.  According to the DC Office of Planning,<ref name=DCinventory2004/><blockquote>The [Palisades](/source/The_Palisades%2C_Washington%2C_D.C.) firehouse was the city’s first one-story firehouse, and one of two prototype [Colonial Revival](/source/Colonial_Revival_architecture) firehouses dating from 1925. In that year, the fire department completed its conversion to all-motorized apparatus, enabling a more rapid response and necessitating fewer firehouses overall. But facilities grew larger, and in outlying suburban areas, more land was available to spread the stations over a more convenient single floor. The design is among the most successful of Municipal Architect [Albert Harris](/source/Albert_L._Harris). Following [neo-Georgian](/source/Georgian_Revival_architecture) principles, the main block of the front-gabled brick building is symmetrically composed, but the dormitories are placed to the side in a secondary wing, creating a T-shaped plan. A majestic four-story [hose tower](/source/hose_tower) rises at the rear, balancing the design and creating a conspicuous neighborhood landmark.<ref name=DCinventory2004>{{cite web |url=https://planning.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/op/publication/attachments/New%20Inventory%20Sep%202004%2003%2011.pdf |title=District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites |date=September 2004|publisher=DC Office of Planning |accessdate=October 8, 2018 |page=123}}</ref></blockquote>

The department's Robert “Bob” Marshall "loved firefighting so much" that he commuted 80 miles to work there, before he was killed in a non-work-related accident in 2018.<ref name=wusa9>{{cite news|url=https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/like-a-father-colleagues-remember-dc-firefighter-who-succumbed-to-injuries/65-544525143 |publisher=[WUSA9](/source/WUSA_(TV)) |title='Like a father;' Colleagues remember DC firefighter who succumbed to injuries |date=April 22, 2016 |accessdate=October 9, 2018}}</ref>
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File:DC firehouse 29.JPG|in 2012
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==References==
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==External links==
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{{National Register of Historic Places}}

Category:Fire stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.
Category:Colonial Revival architecture in Washington, D.C.
Category:Fire stations completed in 1925
Category:The Palisades (Washington, D.C.)
Category:1925 establishments in Washington, D.C.

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