Southern Railway Passenger Depot | |
Location | 110 N. Main St., Branchville, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 33°15′4″N80°48′57″W / 33.25111°N 80.81583°W |
Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
Built | 1877 |
NRHP reference No. | 73001723 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 23, 1973 |
Southern Railway Passenger Depot, also known as Branchville Depot, is a historic train station located at Branchville, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1877 by the Southern Railway. It is a one-story, brick building with a stucco finish and hipped roof. It was the site of a speech given by President-elect William Howard Taft in 1909. [2] [3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]
Branchville is a town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,024 at the 2010 census.
The Cope Depot, or Manchester and Augusta Railroad Station in Cope, South Carolina was a privately owned railroad depot built in 1893. It was built by the Manchester and Augusta Railroad six years before being acquired by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad. The depot is located along what is today the CSX Orangeburg Subdivision, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
Camden station, also known as the Seaboard Air Line Railroad Depot, is a train station in Camden, South Carolina. It serves Amtrak, the national passenger rail service. The station was built by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in 1937. It is located on 1100 West DeKalb Street, although some sources give the address as being at 1060 West DeKalb Street. Either way, it was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. The station is in disrepair, and a renovation project is scheduled to commence in August 2014. The station renovations were completed in early 2016.
Southern Railway Passenger Station is railway passenger depot built ca. 1885 in Westminster, South Carolina. It is one of the oldest buildings in the community.
Pinewood Depot is an historic railway station located at the junction of East Avenue and Clarke Street in the town of Pinewood, at the southern entrance of the High Hills of Santee, South Carolina. It is the only railroad station left in Sumter County, but is not longer used by CSX, the current owner of the railroad right-of-way. On June 10, 1997, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
Southern Railway Depot, or variations such as Southern Railway Passenger Station or Passenger Depot, Southern Railway Freight Depot or Freight Office, may refer to any of numerous railway stations operated by the U.S.-based Southern Railway or stations operated by other Southern Railway companies.
Myrtle Beach Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot is a historic train station located at Myrtle Beach in Horry County, South Carolina. It was built in 1937 by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, and is one-story rectangular building was constructed with the standard ACL bi-level floor plan that has a raised freight room with steps leading down to the lobby/office area. It features exterior architectural detailing reflecting Colonial Revival, Craftsman, and Mission stylistic influences.
The Belton Depot, located in Belton, Anderson County, South Carolina was constructed by the Southern Railway company around 1910 and was listed in the National Historic Register on August 13, 1979. Historically known as the Southern Railway Combined Depot, it replaced several small buildings used by the company.
The Thomasville Railroad Passenger Depot is a historic train station located at Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina. It is one of the oldest remaining frame depots in the state, built between 1870 and 1871. The board-and-batten building features Victorian sawnwork detailing. Until 1912, it served as a passenger train station with the Richmond and Danville Railroad and later the Southern Railway. Due to the increase in passenger rail travel, a new brick depot was built. This depot was then moved to the north side of the tracks and served as a freight agent's office. The Southern Railway eventually gave the structure to the town. The Thomasville Historical Society raised $5,000 for its restoration in 1969. Another restoration was completed in the late 1990s. In July 2000, the Thomasville Railroad Passenger Depot became the home of the Thomasville Visitors' Center.
Seaboard Air Line Railway Depot in McBee is a historic train station located at McBee, Chesterfield County, South Carolina. It was built in 1914, and is a one-story, red brick building in a modified rectangular plan. It has a sharply pitched hipped roof. After Seaboard discontinued passenger service in the 1960s, the McBee depot stood unused until the 1980s when the building was restored for use as the McBee Depot Library and Railroad Museum.
Southern Railway Depot, also known as Ninety Six Depot, is a historic train station located at Ninety Six, Greenwood County, South Carolina. It was built in 1915 by the Southern Railway, and is a combination passenger and freight depot. It is a one-story, rectangular brick building with a flared hipped roof, bay window, station master's room, and segregated waiting rooms.
Heath Springs Depot, also known as the Southern Railway Depot, is a historic train station located at Heath Springs, Lancaster County, South Carolina. It was built in 1903, by the Southern Railway. It was the third depot built at Heath Springs. It is a one-story frame building on a brick pier foundation and covered with shiplap siding.
Kershaw Depot, also known as the Southern Railway Depot, is a historic train station located at Kershaw, Lancaster County, South Carolina. It was built in 1926, by the Southern Railway, and is the second or third depot built in Kershaw. The interior plan consists of a central ticketing area flanked by white and "colored" waiting areas. The Southern Railway sold the depot in 1945, and it has since been used as a florist and craft shop.
Southern Railway Depot, also known as the Batesburg Boy Scout Hut, is a historic train station located at Batesburg-Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina. It was built about 1900 by the Southern Railway, and is a one-story weatherboarded frame building with a bellcast hip roof. It has patterned metal shingle roofing and sawn wooden brackets supporting the deep eaves. It was relocated from its original location to its present site about 1960 and used as a meeting place for local Boy Scouts.
Maj. John Hammond Fordham House is a historic home located in Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1903, and is a 1½-story, Victorian frame cottage. It was the home of Maj. John Hammond Fordham, a prominent African-American citizen of Orangeburg.
Dukes Gymnasium is a historic gymnasium located on the campus of South Carolina State University at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built in 1931, and is a two-story, brick building with a full basement and a gable on hip roof. The front façade features a five-bay brick arcade. It is the home venue for the South Carolina State Bulldogs women's volleyball team. Intramural Men's Basketball Scoring Record is held by Antonio D. Coleman. Coleman scored 63 points in the semifinals overtime lost to SC/GA Connect. The game ended on a last second buzzer beater three pointer from Kevin Mack. The game has been heralded as one of the greatest games to be played Dukes Gymnasium ever.
Amelia Street Historic District is a national historic district located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The district encompasses 15 contributing buildings in a residential section of Orangeburg. They include residences constructed between 1890 and 1929, and distinguished by large, two-story, frame houses with Victorian decorative woodwork.
The (Old) Orangeburg County Jail, also known as The Pink Palace, is a historic jail located at Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was built between 1857 and 1860, and is a two-story, rectangular, cement-covered brick building in the Late Gothic Revival style. It features a crenellated main tower and corner turrets. General William Tecumseh Sherman’s troops burned the building in February 1865; it was subsequently restored.
Union Station, also known as Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and Southern Railway Station, is a historic train station located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1902, and is a brick and stone, eclectic Jacobethan Revival / Tudor Revival building. It features stepped gables and towering chimneys. It was designed by architect Frank Pierce Milburn for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad and Southern Railway. In contrast to the custom of 'union station' denoting the single station for several railroads, the Seaboard Air Line Railroad had its own station one-half mile away. The formerly Seaboard Silver Star still operates through another station in Columbia.
Preceding station | Southern Railway | Following station | ||
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Edisto toward Augusta | Augusta – Charleston | Fifty Eight toward Charleston | ||
Sixty Six toward Greenville | Greenville – Branchville | Terminus |