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The Louisville and Nashville Depot is a historic railroad station in Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama, United States.
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 The station building in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Evergreen, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | EVE | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1907 (L&N) October 27, 1989 (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | April 1, 1995 (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Louisville and Nashville Depot | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | SW end of Front St., Evergreen, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°25′57.9″N 86°57′20″W / 31.432750°N 86.95556°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | less than one acre | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1907 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Built by | Louisville & Nashville Railroad | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 75000308[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | April 3, 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||
History
editThe station building was constructed by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad in 1907 at a cost of $14,911 (equivalent to $487,590 in 2023 adjusted for inflation). During the early 19th century, the station served as a gathering place for one of the social occasions of the small town, the meeting of the Sunday afternoon train.[2]
It is now[when?] in a very good state of preservation,[according to whom?] although it was threatened by demolition during the 1970s.[2] The station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 1975.[1]
The last train service to utilize the station was Amtrak's Gulf Breeze, which stopped in Evergreen during its run from 1989 to 1995.
Design
editThe one-story wood-frame building rests atop a low concrete foundation. It is roughly cruciform in plan, measuring 167 by 49 feet (51 m × 15 m) at its widest points.
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Louisville and Nashville Depot". National Park Service. Retrieved April 28, 2013. See also: "Accompanying photos".
External links
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Media related to Louisville and Nashville Depot (Evergreen, Alabama) at Wikimedia Commons
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