Columbia Central Fire Station, also known as Columbia Fire Department Headquarters and Senate Street Station, is a historic fire station located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built between 1949 and 1951, and consists of two buildings and a structure. The main building is a two-story, rectangular, brick building in the Moderne / International Style. It has a flat roof and features horizontal bands of windows. The one-story, brick fire truck garage building and the main building were constructed in 1949–1950. The drill tower is a six-story reinforced concrete structure built in 1951. The complex served as the Columbia Fire Department's Headquarters from 1950 until 1995.[2][3]
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| Location | 1001 Senate St. Columbia, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 33°59′57″N 81°2′11″W / 33.99917°N 81.03639°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1949-1951 |
| Architect | Singley, Heyward |
| Architectural style | Moderne, International Style |
| NRHP reference No. | 08001396[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 25, 2009 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Morgen A. Young (December 2008). "Columbia Central Fire Station" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ "Columbia Central Fire Station, Richland County (1001 Senate St., Columbia)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
