Lake Placid station (Florida)

Old Lake Placid Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The museum in 2018
Location	12 East Park St. Lake Placid, Florida
Coordinates	27°17′52″N81°22′6″W / 27.29778°N 81.36833°W / 27.29778; -81.36833
Built	1927
Architectural style	Masonry Vernacular [1]
NRHP reference No.	92001733 [2] [3]
Added to NRHP	January 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.

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.

Gallery

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  The front of the depot
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  The platform side of the depot
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  A caboose at the depot museum
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  A Sugar Express excursion train arriving at the depot museum

See also

• South Central Florida Express

References

1. "Old Lake Placid ACL Railroad Depot". Florida Heritage Tourism Interactive Catalog. Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs. March 6, 2007. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 9, 2006.
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. March 6, 2007.

External links

• Media related to Old Lake Placid Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Depot at Wikimedia Commons
• Historical Society of Greater Lake Placid
• Highlands County listings, Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs

Preceding station	Atlantic Coast Line Railroad			Following station
Istokpoga toward Haines City		Haines City – Everglades City		Hicoria toward Everglades City