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Harden Street Substation

Coordinates: 34°0′53″N 81°1′25″W / 34.01472°N 81.02361°W / 34.01472; -81.02361
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Harden Street Substation
Harden Street Substation is located in South Carolina
Harden Street Substation
Harden Street Substation is located in the United States
Harden Street Substation
Location1901 Harden St.
Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates34°0′53″N 81°1′25″W / 34.01472°N 81.02361°W / 34.01472; -81.02361
Arealess than one acre
Built1953 (1953)
ArchitectSingley, Heyward
Architectural styleModerne
MPSSegregation in Columbia, South Carolina MPS
NRHP reference No.05001103[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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.