Harden Street Substation Explained

Harden Street Substation
Coordinates:34.0147°N -81.0236°W
Architect:Singley, Heyward
Architecture:Moderne
Added:September 28, 2005
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Segregation in Columbia, South Carolina MPS
Refnum:05001103

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.[1] [2]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: James C. Steele. Harden Street Substation . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . January 2005. 2014-01-07.
  2. Web site: Harden Street Substation, Richland County (1901 Harden St., Columbia) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . 2014-01-07.