Engine House No. 12 is a former fire station in the Olde Towne East neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio. Today it primarily houses Gemüt Biergarten, a German restaurant, brewery, and biergarten, with its s
Restaurant entrance at the base of the building's hose tower
Prior station building, the Oak Street Engine House
Oak St. façade in 2018
Hose tower
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A hose tower is a structure constructed for hanging firehoses to dry. Hose towers have been features of some fire station designs in Canada, Germany, and the United States. The purpose of such towers
Hose tower at Engine House No. 16, present-day Central Ohio Fire Museum
Hose tower of Erottaja's fire station in Helsinki, Finland