Audubon Trolley Station

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Audubon Trolley Station
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Audubon Trolley Station, September 2009
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LocationJct. of Park Ave. and Audubon Blvd., Wilmington, North Carolina
Coordinates 34°12′55″N77°53′47″W / 34.21528°N 77.89639°W / 34.21528; -77.89639
Arealess than one acre
Built1911 (1911)
Built byTidewater Power Co.
Architectural styleMission/spanish Revival
NRHP reference No. 93000736 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 5, 1993

Audubon Trolley Station is a historic trolley station located at Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina. It was built in 1911, and is a small reinforced concrete shelter in the Mission Revival style. It consists of four reinforced concrete walls radiating out from a central point to form a Greek cross in plan. The replacement roof is covered by rounded terra cotta tile glazed with a green color. The trolley line to Wrightsville Beach ceased operating in 1940. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Edward F. Turberg (February 1993). "Audubon Trolley Station" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.