It is a red brick two-story fire station designed with elements of Colonial Revival and/or Classical Revival style by Nashville's first city architect James Yeaman to fit into its neighborhood, a residential area with houses having columns and porticos.
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.
The Holly Street Fire Hall sustained extensive damage from the Nashville tornado the morning of March 3rd, 2020.