Heath Springs Depot

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Heath Springs Depot
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Heath Springs Depot, August 2012
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LocationE. Railroad Ave., Heath Springs, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°35′39″N80°40′30″W / 34.59417°N 80.67500°W / 34.59417; -80.67500 Coordinates: 34°35′39″N80°40′30″W / 34.59417°N 80.67500°W / 34.59417; -80.67500
Arealess than one acre
Built1903
Architectural styleLate 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
MPS Lancaster County MPS
NRHP reference No. 89002147 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 4, 1990

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. [2] [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [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. J. Tracy Power and Frank Brown, III (July 1989). "Heath Springs Depot" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  3. "Heath Springs Depot, Lancaster County (E. Railroad Ave., Heath Springs)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 7 June 2014.