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The Holly Street Fire Hall, at 1600 Holly St. in 
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...
, was built in 1914. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1914.
It is a red brick two-story fire station
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A fire station (also called a fire house, fire hall, firemen's hall, or engine house) is a structure or other area for storing firefighting apparatuses such as fire engines and related vehicles, personal protective equipment, fire h ...
designed with elements of Colonial Revival
The Colonial Revival architectural style seeks to revive elements of American colonial architecture.
The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the archi ...
and/or Classical Revival
Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...
style by Nashville's first city architect James Yeaman
James Yeaman was (1816 – 11 April 1886) was a Scottish Liberal Party, and briefly Conservative, politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1873 to 1880 for as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Dundee.
He was elected at a by-election in Au ...
to fit into its neighborhood, a residential area with houses having columns and porticos. With
The fire hall sustained extensive damage during the Nashville 2020 Tornado which struck around 12:45 AM on March 3, 2020. The fire hall lost its roof and many windows.
References
Fire stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee National Register of Historic Places in Davidson County, Tennessee Colonial Revival architecture in Tennessee Buildings and structures completed in 1914 {{DavidsonCountyTN-NRHP-stub