Central of Georgia Depot and Trainshed (Savannah, Georgia)
Central of Georgia Depot and Trainshed is a former passenger depot and trainshed constructed in 1860 by the Central of Georgia Railway (CofG) before the outbreak of the American Civil War. This pair of buildings was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976,[2][3] a listing that was expanded in 1978 to the old Central of Georgia Railway Savannah Shops and Terminal Facilities.[4]
 The old Central of Georgia terminal building in 2015, now a visitor center | |
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| Location | 303 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard Savannah, Georgia United States |
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| Type | History |
| Website | http://www.chsgeorgia.org/history-museum.html |
Central of Georgia Depot and Trainshed | |
.jpg) Central of Georgia Railway, Passenger Station in 1976 | |
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| Location | W. Louisville and E. Liberty Sts., Savannah, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 32°04′34″N 81°05′57″W / 32.07607°N 81.09923°W |
| Built | 1860 |
| Architect | Augustus Schwaab |
| Part of | Central of Georgia Railroad: Savannah Shops and Terminal Facilities (ID78000970) |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000610 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 8, 1976[1] |
| Designated NHL | December 8, 1976[2] |
| Designated NHLDCP | June 2, 1978 |
Located on the northwest corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Louisville Road in the city's historic downtown, the red brick passenger terminal of the CofG complex houses the Savannah Visitor Center and the Savannah History Museum. The site complex includes several notable structures, including cotton yard, a blacksmith shop, a brick viaduct and the trainshed, as well as an office car and caboose. It is owned by the Coastal Heritage Society, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the cultural heritage of coastal Georgia and adjacent regions.
The Savannah History Museum is located at 303 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (Georgia State Route 25 Connector). The museum is housed inside the old passenger terminal. It contains artifacts and exhibits relating to the history of Savannah from its establishment to the current time.[5] The shops and terminal facilities were listed separately on June 2, 1978, and the Coastal Heritage Society opened the museum on the site in 1989.[6]
Passenger trains in the station
editThe Central of Georgia operated several trains to the station, on an Atlanta (Terminal Station) - Macon (Terminal Station) - Savannah itinerary. The last of these was the Nancy Hanks II, operating to 1971, when Amtrak assumed most passenger train operations in the United States.[7][8]
References
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- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Central of Georgia Railroad Shops and Terminal". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
- ^ Eric N. DeLony (February 15, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Central of Georgia Railway: Savannah Shops & Terminal Facilities" (pdf). National Park Service.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) (includes 7 pages of drawings) and Accompanying 13 photos, from 1976, 1973, and 1962 (of which 3 show the Depot that is part of the NHL) (32 KB) - ^ "UNESCO World Heritage Site Tentative List Nomination for Central of Georgia Railway: Savannah Shops and Terminal Facilities" (PDF). National Park Service (via Google cache). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ^ Savannah History Museum. "Savannah History Museum" brochure, circa 2007.
- ^ Coastal Heritage Society. "Georgia State Railroad Museum." Archived 2015-04-24 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2015-08-09.
- ^ "Central of Georgia Railway, Table 1". Official Guide of the Railways. 102 (12). National Railway Publication Company. May 1970.
- ^ "Passenger Trains Operating on the Eve of Amtrak" Trains magazine http://ctr.trains.com/~/media/import/files/pdf/f/7/7/passenger_trains_operating_on_the_eve_of_amtrak.pdf Archived 2012-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
| Preceding station | Central of Georgia Railway | Following station | ||
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| West Savannah toward Atlanta
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Main Line | Terminus | ||
External links
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Media related to Central of Georgia Depot and Trainshed at Wikimedia Commons
- Savannah History Museum – Coastal Heritage Society
- Savannah Visitors Center Locations – Visit Savannah
- Central of Georgia Passenger Station in Savannah (RailGeorgia.com)
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation, filed under Savannah, Chatham County, GA:
- HAER No. GA-2, "Central of Georgia Railway, Passenger Station & Train Shed", 40 photos, 5 measured drawings, 11 data pages, 3 photo caption pages
- HAER No. GA-3, "Central of Georgia Railway, 1853 Brick Arch Viaduct", 10 photos, 1 measured drawing, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. GA-4, "Central of Georgia Railway, 1860 Brick Arch Viaduct", 9 photos, 1 measured drawing, 1 photo caption page
- HAER No. GA-51, "Central of Georgia Railway, Cotton Yard Gates", 8 photos, 1 photo caption page