Columbia Central Fire Station

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]

Columbia Central Fire Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1001 Senate St. Columbia, South Carolina
Coordinates	33°59′57″N 81°2′11″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1949 (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

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Morgen A. Young (December 2008). "Columbia Central Fire Station" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
3. "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.