Thomasville Depot (Georgia)

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Thomasville, GA
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The former station at Thomasville in April 2015.
General information
Location420 West Jackson Street (US 319), Thomasville, Georgia
Line(s) Seaboard Coast Line
History
Rebuilt1914
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Valdosta Floridian Dothan
toward Chicago
Preceding station Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Following station
Pine Park
toward Montgomery
Montgomery  Waycross Boston
toward Waycross
Pasco
toward Albany
Albany  Dunnellon Metcalf
toward Dunnellon
Thomasville Depot
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Location420 W. Jackson St./US 319, Thomasville, Georgia
Coordinates 30°50′1″N83°59′3″W / 30.83361°N 83.98417°W / 30.83361; -83.98417
Arealess than one acre
Built1914
Built byLittle, W.H. & Philips, W.C.
ArchitectAtlantic Coast Line Railroad
Architectural styleMission/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No. 88000609 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 19, 1988

The Thomasville Depot in Thomasville, Georgia was built in 1914. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

The station served the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. In later years it served the ACL's successor, the Seaboard Coast Line, and also Amtrak. Trains included the South Wind (Illinois Central Chicago Miami train, running over ACL, later, SCL lines) and Amtrak's Floridian (also ChicagoMiami). The station also served a side branch of the ACL's (later, SCL) Champion originating in Montgomery, Alabama and heading northeast to New York City. [2] Passenger service ended with the demise of the Floridian in 1979.

The depot building has two stories and some Mission/Spanish Revival styling. The listing included the depot building, a train platform shed, and a Railway Express Agency (REA) building. [3]

The three buildings are also contributing buildings in the Thomasville Commercial Historic District.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, Table 23". Official Guide of the Railways. National Railway Publication Company. 102 (12). May 1970.
  3. Kenneth H. Thomas, Jr. (March 30, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Thomasville Depot". National Park Service . Retrieved April 7, 2017. With 10 photos from 1987.