Harden Street Substation

Harden Street Substation
Location 1901 Harden St., Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°0′53″N 81°1′25″W / 34.01472°N 81.02361°W / 34.01472; -81.02361Coordinates: 34°0′53″N 81°1′25″W / 34.01472°N 81.02361°W / 34.01472; -81.02361
Area less than one acre
Built 1953 (1953)
Architect Singley, Heyward
Architectural style Moderne
MPS Segregation in Columbia, South Carolina MPS
NRHP Reference # 05001103[1]
Added to NRHP September 28, 2005

Harden Street Substation, also known as Harden Street Fire Station, is a historic fire station located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1953, and is a two-story, rectangular brick building with a flat roof constructed in the Moderne style. It was built by the city of Columbia to house African-American firemen under white officers and maintain institutional segregation.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. James C. Steele (January 2005). "Harden Street Substation" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  3. "Harden Street Substation, Richland County (1901 Harden St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-01-07.


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