Lake Placid station (Florida)

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Old Lake Placid Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot
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The museum in 2018
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Location12 East Park St.
Lake Placid, Florida
Coordinates 27°17′52″N81°22′6″W / 27.29778°N 81.36833°W / 27.29778; -81.36833
Built1927
Architectural style Masonry Vernacular [1]
NRHP reference No. 92001733 [2] [3]
Added to NRHPJanuary 4, 1993

The Old Lake Placid Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot, now the Historical Society Depot Museum of the Lake Placid Historical Society, is a historic Atlantic Coast Line Railroad depot in Lake Placid, Florida. It is located at 12 East Park Street.

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The station was completed in 1927, but only served passengers until the mid-1950s. Freight trains continued to use the line until the 1970s. On January 4, 1993, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

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References

  1. "Old Lake Placid ACL Railroad Depot". Florida Heritage Tourism Interactive Catalog. Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. 2007-03-06.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. "National Register of Historical Places - Florida (FL), Highlands County". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-03-06.
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