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Harden Street Substation

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Area
  
less than one acre

NRHP Reference #
  
05001103

Architectural style
  
Streamline Moderne

Built
  
1953 (1953)

Opened
  
1953

Added to NRHP
  
28 September 2005

Harden Street Substation

Location
  
1901 Harden St., Columbia, South Carolina

MPS
  
Segregation in Columbia, South Carolina MPS

Similar
  
Sumter National Forest, EdVenture, Williams‑Brice Stadium, House of Peace Synagogue, Columbia Museum of Art

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.

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

References

Harden Street Substation Wikipedia