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]
Elberton Depot | |
_Georgia_(image_3571).JPG) Elberton Depot | |
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| 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 |
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
editReferences
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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