Sixth Engine

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Sixth Engine is a contemporary American neighborhood restaurant and tavern located in the historic firehouse at 438 Massachusetts Avenue.
The building was originally home to Metropolitan Hook and Ladder #1, Washington D.C.'s oldest firehouse. and the first of Cluss’s nearly 100 buildings to be constructed in D.C. in the late 19th century. It’s one of only 11 still standing. The kind of fires we’re putting out have changed a bit, but the original crest still hangs above our door.

This eatery is born of the fire in the bellies of five long-serving D.C. restaurateurs and longtime friends. Jeremy Carman, Gavin Coleman, Paul Holder, Paul Madrid, and Tim Walsh are also the names behind Town Hall in Glover Park and The Dubliner in Capitol Hill.