Elberton Depot
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Elberton Depot | |
Elberton Depot | |
Location | N. Oliver and Deadwyler Streets Elberton, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 34°6′47″N 82°51′59″W / 34.11306°N 82.86639°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1910 |
Architect | Gathaway Engineering |
NRHP reference No. | 86002399[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 11, 1986 |
Seaboard Air Line Railway Depot is an historic train depot in Elberton, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
It is located at North Oliver Street and Deadwyler Street. It was built in 1910 and served as a Seaboard Air Line passenger station. The station has overhanging eaves supported by large Stick style-brackets.[2]
The station served the SAL's Silver Comet and some passenger, mail and express trains. The last train was the Silver Comet, which was discontinued in 1969.[3][4] It is now home to the Elbert County Historical Society, and is well preserved.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Andrea Niles (June 25, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Elberton Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved November 28, 2016. with 10 photos from 1986
- ^ "Seaboard Air Line Railroad, Table 16". Official Guide of the Railways. 100 (2). National Railway Publication Company. July 1967.
- ^ Seaboard Coast Line timetable, December 12, 1969, dropped from timetable
- ^ "Elberton Depots". Retrieved November 28, 2016.
Preceding station | Seaboard Air Line Railroad | Following station | ||
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Oglesby toward Birmingham
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Birmingham – Monroe | Middleton toward Monroe
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Categories:
- National Register of Historic Places in Elbert County, Georgia
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1910
- Transportation in Elbert County, Georgia
- Former Seaboard Air Line Railroad stations
- Former railway stations in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Railway stations in the United States closed in 1971