Atlanta's second Union Station was built in 1871 on the site of the 1853 station, burned in mid November 1864 when Federal forces left Atlanta for the March to the Sea. It was built in Second Empire style, designed by architect Max Corput. It was located at what is now Wall Street between Pryor Street and Central Avenue.
Atlanta Union Station | ||
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 Atlanta's 1871 Union Station | ||
| General information | ||
| Location | Atlanta, Georgia United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°45′10″N 84°23′21″W / 33.7526411°N 84.3891037°W | |
| Construction | ||
| Architect | Max Corput | |
| History | ||
| Opened | 1871 | |
| Former services | ||
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Atlanta & West Point Railroad (before 1905) Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railway (before 1915) Central of Georgia Railway (before 1905) Georgia Railroad Louisville & Nashville Railroad Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway Seaboard Air Line Railroad (before 1919) Southern Railway (before 1905) Western & Atlantic Railroad | ||
It was replaced by the 1930 Union Station three blocks northwest and one block southwest.
As of 2011, a parking structure is located on the site of the 1853 and 1871 stations.
Notable people
editPhilanthropist Carrie Steele Logan worked at the station as a matron for many years.[1]
References
edit- ^ Minnie L. Perry, "The Carrie Steele Orphanage of Atlanta, Ga." in W. E. B. DuBois, ed., Some Efforts of American Negroes for Their Own Social Betterment (Atlanta University 1898): 60-61.
- Storey, Steve. "Atlanta Union Station of 1871". Rail Georgia.
- Cox, Jim (2011). Rails Across Dixie: A History of Passenger Trains in the American South. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 327. ISBN 9780786445288. OCLC 609716000.
- Caldwell, Wilber W. (2001). The courthouse and the depot: the architecture of hope in an age of despair (first ed.). Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press. p. 279. ISBN 0-86554-748-3.